Saturday 3 June
The tenth of Muharram — a recommended fast, kept with the ninth (Tasu'a) so the day is distinguished.
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Ashura 2028
The tenth of Muharram, kept differently in each branch: a day of fasting in Sunni practice, and in Shia practice the mourning of Imam Husayn.
In 2028 it falls on Saturday 3 June, in Sunni and Shia practice alike.
Like every day of the Hijri year, it begins at sunset the evening before. Hijri dates are projected, and may move a day once the new moon is sighted.
The date
In each branch
Saturday 3 June
The martyrdom of Imam Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala. A day of mourning, majalis, and the Ziyarat of Ashura — not a day of fasting: the greater part of the jurists hold a fast on it disliked, and many forbid it. It is customary to abstain from food and drink until the afternoon in grief, then to break it.
The season
The days around it
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Thursday 25 May · Sunni
Islamic New Year
The first of Muharram — the start of the Hijri year, marking the Prophet's migration to Medina.
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Thursday 25 May · Shia
Islamic New Year
The first of Muharram. The month opens the mourning of Karbala, so the new year is entered quietly rather than kept as a feast.
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Friday 2 June · Shia
Tasu'a
The ninth of Muharram — the eve of Ashura, when the camp of Husayn was surrounded and the water cut off.
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Thursday 13 July · Shia
Arbaeen
The fortieth day after Ashura, when the survivors of Karbala returned to the grave of Husayn. Millions walk to Karbala for it.
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