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Muharram (المُحَرَّم) is the first month of the Islamic calendar and one of the four sacred months of the year: fighting and injustice were forbidden in it even before Islam, and this status is maintained in it. Its name comes from the Arabic word “haram”, the sacred.
On this page: the Muharram 1449 calendar day by day, the dates for the coming years, and the history of this month.
One of the four sacred months
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Updated on 5 Oct 2026 at 12:46 AM
The Quran sets the count of the year at 12 months, 4 of which are sacred:
Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them. And fight against the disbelievers collectively as they fight against you collectively. And know that Allah is with the righteous [who fear Him].
Surah at-Tawbah, 9:36
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) specified it in his Farewell Sermon:
“The year has twelve months, of which four are sacred: Dhul-Qi'dah, Dhul-Hijjah and Muharram, three consecutive months, and Rajab of Mudar, which comes between Jumada and Sha'ban.”
Narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim
Muharram is thus the sacred month that closes this sequence: it immediately follows Dhul-Hijjah, the month of the pilgrimage.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“The best fast after Ramadan is the fast of the month of Allah, Muharram, and the best prayer after the obligatory prayer is the night prayer.”
Narrated by Muslim
Fasting some days of Muharram, outside the days on which fasting is forbidden, is therefore the most recommended opening of the new Hijri year.
The tenth day of Muharram is called Ashura. Its fast holds a particular place; the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:
“As for the fast of the day of Ashura, I hope that Allah erases by it the sins of the past year.”
Narrated by Muslim
This fast is ancient: the inhabitants of Mecca practiced it before Islam, and it was obligatory at the beginning of the revelation, before being abrogated by the fast of Ramadan; it remains recommended. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said about the ninth day:
“If I live until next year, I will fast the ninth.”
Narrated by Muslim
This is the fast of the day of Tasu'a, the 9th of Muharram, in addition to the 10th.
Ibn Kathir relates two major landmarks for this month. In the year 24 of the Hijrah, the Commander of the Believers Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, stabbed in the last days of Dhul-Hijjah of the year 23, was buried on the first day of Muharram 24 beside the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and Abu Bakr, and three days later Uthman ibn Affan, may Allah be pleased with him, was designated caliph.
And on the 10th of Muharram of the year 61, al-Husayn ibn Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), may Allah be pleased with both of them, was killed at Karbala: Ibn Kathir explicitly places this event on the tenth of Muharram of the year 61. For Muslims, this day remains what the Sunnah established for it: the fast of Ashura, established well before this tragedy and never abrogated, remains the recommended act of the tenth day.
The Hijri year does not begin at the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) but at his emigration (the Hijrah) from Mecca to Medina, in 622 of the Gregorian calendar. It was the caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab who, consulted on the dating of administrative documents, adopted, on the advice of the Companions, the year of the Hijrah as the origin of the calendar, and Muharram was placed as its first month.
Muharram 1449 counts 30 days according to the forecast calculation: its first day falls on 6 June 2027.
| Hijri date | Gregorian date |
|---|---|
| 1 Muharram 1449 | Sunday 6 June 2027 |
| 2 Muharram 1449 | Monday 7 June 2027 |
| 3 Muharram 1449 | Tuesday 8 June 2027 |
| 4 Muharram 1449 | Wednesday 9 June 2027 |
| 5 Muharram 1449 | Thursday 10 June 2027 |
| 6 Muharram 1449 | Friday 11 June 2027 |
| 7 Muharram 1449 | Saturday 12 June 2027 |
| 8 Muharram 1449 | Sunday 13 June 2027 |
| 9 Muharram 1449 | Monday 14 June 2027 |
| 10 Muharram 1449 | Tuesday 15 June 2027 |
| 11 Muharram 1449 | Wednesday 16 June 2027 |
| 12 Muharram 1449 | Thursday 17 June 2027 |
| 13 Muharram 1449 | Friday 18 June 2027 |
| 14 Muharram 1449 | Saturday 19 June 2027 |
| 15 Muharram 1449 | Sunday 20 June 2027 |
| 16 Muharram 1449 | Monday 21 June 2027 |
| 17 Muharram 1449 | Tuesday 22 June 2027 |
| 18 Muharram 1449 | Wednesday 23 June 2027 |
| 19 Muharram 1449 | Thursday 24 June 2027 |
| 20 Muharram 1449 | Friday 25 June 2027 |
| 21 Muharram 1449 | Saturday 26 June 2027 |
| 22 Muharram 1449 | Sunday 27 June 2027 |
| 23 Muharram 1449 | Monday 28 June 2027 |
| 24 Muharram 1449 | Tuesday 29 June 2027 |
| 25 Muharram 1449 | Wednesday 30 June 2027 |
| 26 Muharram 1449 | Thursday 1 July 2027 |
| 27 Muharram 1449 | Friday 2 July 2027 |
| 28 Muharram 1449 | Saturday 3 July 2027 |
| 29 Muharram 1449 | Sunday 4 July 2027 |
| 30 Muharram 1449 | Monday 5 July 2027 |
According to the pre-calculated calendar, 1 Muharram 1449 corresponds to 6 June 2027. The actual start of the month depends on the local sighting of the crescent: a difference of one day is possible between countries.
Ashura is the 10th of Muharram, the tenth day of the first month of the Hijri year. Its fast is recommended: according to the hadith narrated by Muslim, it erases the sins of the past year. Fasting the ninth day (Tasu'a) in addition is also recommended.
Yes. Muharram is one of the four sacred months of the year, along with Dhul-Qi'dah, Dhul-Hijjah and Rajab: Surah at-Tawbah 9:36 and the hadith of the Farewell Sermon narrated by al-Bukhari and Muslim.
30 days according to the pre-calculated calendar. A lunar month has 29 or 30 days depending on the sighting of the crescent.
These dates are astronomical predictions based on the tabular calendar. The start of each hijri month depends on local crescent observation: a one-day shift is possible between countries.