The crescent of Muharram was not sighted last night and therefore the
1st day of Muharram is on Friday, the 21st of August and Ashura day will
be on Sunday 30th August.
Due to the unprecedented circumstances introduced by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis and restrictions imposed by both the Federal and ACT governments and in accordance with the recommendations of the Supreme Religious Authority Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah prolong his life), Al-Haadi centre will revert to a virtual Muharram program starting from Thursday 20th of August. Unfortunately due to capacity constraints, no physical attendance at Al-Haadi centre will be allowed apart from the organisers.
We will be sharing, through our Facebook page, pre-recorded lectures and lamentations of various renowned speakers and reciters.
We will attempt the sharing at 7pm from the 20th of August to the 1st of September.
We ask momineen to allocate a time during the blessed nights of Muharram to attend virtual commemorations of Imam Hussain with their children. Ayatollah Sistani recommends that the program should be held "at certain hours of the night or day; in such a way that only family members and those who visit often could attend and listen to some mourning programs, even the ceremonies which are broadcast live on satellite channels or on the social media".
May Allah bless us all with the intercession of Imam Hussain and grant us to be the carriers and conveyors of his message.