Monday 14 May
The first of Muharram — the start of the Hijri year, marking the Prophet's migration to Medina.
رأس السنة الهجرية
Islamic New Year 2029
The first of Muharram, the start of the Hijri year.
In 2029: Monday 14 May, 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
Monday 14 May
The first of Muharram. The month opens the mourning of Karbala, so the new year is entered quietly rather than kept as a feast.
The season
The days around it
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Tuesday 22 May · Shia
Tasuʿa
The ninth of Muharram — the eve of Ashura, when the camp of Husayn was surrounded and the water cut off.
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Wednesday 23 May · Sunni
Day of Ashura
The tenth of Muharram — a recommended fast, kept with the ninth (Tasuʿa) so the day is distinguished.
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Wednesday 23 May · Shia
Ashura
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.