Ashura (10 Muharram) 2027
عاشوراء · 10 Muharram 1449 AH
Ashura is 10 Muharram, the day Allah saved Musa and his people from Pharaoh. The Prophet ﷺ fasted on this day and recommended fasting the 9th as well.
- Date 2027
- Tue 15 June
- Hijri date
- 10 Muharram 1449
فَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡبَحۡرَۖ فَٱنفَلَقَ فَكَانَ كُلُّ فِرۡقٖ كَٱلطَّوۡدِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ ﴿٦٣﴾ وَأَزۡلَفۡنَا ثَمَّ ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ﴿٦٤﴾ وَأَنجَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجۡمَعِينَ ﴿٦٥﴾ ثُمَّ أَغۡرَقۡنَا ٱلۡأٓخَرِينَ ﴿٦٦﴾
Faawhayna ila moosa ani idrib biʿasaka albahra fainfalaqa fakana kullu firqin kaalttawdi alʿatheemi Waazlafna thamma alakhareena Waanjayna moosa waman maʿahu ajmaʿeena Thumma aghraqna alakhareena
Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain And We advanced thereto the pursuers And We saved Moses and those with him, all together Then We drowned the others
How to fast Ashura
It is best to fast the 9th and 10th of Muharram (Tasu'a and Ashura). Whoever can only fast the 10th still earns the reward. For Shia Muslims Ashura is also the day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn, the Prophet's ﷺ grandson, at Karbala.
From the hadith
When the Prophet ﷺ came to Madinah, the Jews fasted on the day of Ashura and said it was the day Allah saved Musa. He said: "We have more right to Musa than you", and he fasted and commanded fasting.
al-Bukhari, Muslim
Fasting the day of Ashura, I hope from Allah, expiates the year before it.
Muslim
If I live until next year, I will fast the ninth as well.
Muslim
Frequently asked questions
When is Ashura 2027?
According to the Umm al-Qura calendar on Tuesday, 15 June 2027 (10 Muharram 1449 AH). Depending on the moon sighting the date can move by a day in your country.
What is the Islamic date of Ashura?
10 Muharram 1449 in the Hijri calendar.