Hijri calendar

Muharram 1586

May to June 2160 محرّم

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Muharram 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1May 9Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	210Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram
311Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram	412Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	513Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	614Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	715Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	816Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	917Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura
1018Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban	1119Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1220Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1321Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1422, Muharram	1523, Muharram	1624, Muharram
1725, Muharram	1826, Muharram	1927, Muharram	2028Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2129Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2230, Muharram	2331, Muharram
24Jun 1, Muharram	252Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	263Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	274, Muharram	285Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	296, Muharram

Muharram 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 8Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	29Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	310Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
411Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	512Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	613Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	714Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	815Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	916Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1017Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1118Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1219Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1320Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1421, Muharram	1522, Muharram	1623, Muharram	1724, Muharram
1825, Muharram	1926, Muharram	2027Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2128Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2229, Muharram	2330, Muharram	2431, Muharram
25Jun 1Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	262Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	273, Muharram	284Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	295, Muharram	306, Muharram

Muharram 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1May 8Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month, Muharram, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	29Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala, Muharram	310Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men, Muharram
411Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir, Muharram	512Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam, Muharram	613Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates, Muharram	714Access to water blocked at Karbala, Muharram	815Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad, Muharram	916Tasua, Muharram, Shab-e-Ashura	1017Ashura, Muharram, Sham-e-Ghariban
1118Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad, Muharram	1219Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa, Muharram, Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – minority report	1320Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif, Muharram	1421, Muharram	1522, Muharram	1623, Muharram	1724, Muharram
1825, Muharram	1926, Muharram	2027Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Muharram	2128Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli, Muharram	2229, Muharram	2330, Muharram	2431, Muharram
25Jun 1Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a), Muharram	262Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath), Muharram	273, Muharram	284Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman, Muharram	295, Muharram	306, Muharram

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Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Muharram

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1
FriThuThu
9 May8 May8 May
Hijri New Year and the start of a sacred month
Worship
A’maal for this day →
1
FriThuThu
9 May8 May8 May
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order
2
SatFriFri
10 May9 May9 May
Entrance of Imam al-Husayn (a) into Karbala
Mourning
3
SunSatSat
11 May10 May10 May
Umar b. Sad enters Karbala with 4,000 men
Mourning
4
MonSunSun
12 May11 May11 May
Ibn Ziyads speech in Kufa and the martyrdom of Qays b. Mushir
Mourning
5
TueMonMon
13 May12 May12 May
Ibn Ziyad dispatches an army to block Kufans joining the Imam
Mourning
6
WedTueTue
14 May13 May13 May
Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Water blockade dated to the 6th
- Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th
7
ThuWedWed
15 May14 May14 May
Access to water blocked at Karbala
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
16 May15 May15 May
Imam al-Husayn's (a) meeting with Umar b. Sad
Mourning
9
SatFriFri
17 May16 May16 May
Tasua
Mourning
Shimr enters Karbala; the Imam asks for respite
10
SunSatSat
18 May17 May17 May
Ashura
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his family and companions
A’maal for this day →
10
Eve
SatFriFri
17 May16 May16 May
Shab-e-Ashura
Mourning
Saturday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 May)Friday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 May)Friday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 May)
A’maal for this day →
11
MonSunSun
19 May18 May18 May
Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
11
Eve
SunSatSat
18 May17 May17 May
Sham-e-Ghariban
Mourning
Sunday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 19 May)Saturday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 May)Saturday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 May)
12
TueMonMon
20 May19 May19 May
Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
12
TueMonMon
20 May19 May19 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning · minority report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
13
WedTueTue
21 May20 May20 May
Captives before Ibn Ziyad; martyrdom of Abd Allah b. Afif
Mourning
20
WedTueTue
28 May27 May27 May
Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram (SABA calendar convention)
- Khoja: 20 Muharram
- Iranian: 5 Rabi al-Awwal 117 AH in Medina, as an adult
21
ThuWedWed
29 May28 May28 May
Recommended fasting; demise of al-Allama al-Hilli
Worship
25
MonSunSun
2 June1 June1 June
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
- Iranian: 25 Muharram
26
TueMonMon
3 June2 June2 June
Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Ali al-Khayr, 146 AH (duas.org)
- Iranian: Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath, 144 AH (wikishia)
28
ThuWedWed
5 June4 June4 June
Death of Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman
Mourning