Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Qa'da 1481

April to May 2059 ذو القعدة

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

How the Centre establishes these dates

Hijri dates on this site are established by moon sighting, not by calculation. A month begins for the Centre when the new crescent has been sighted with the naked eye on our own horizon, south-east Queensland; where no sighting is confirmed here, the outgoing month is completed at 30 days. Dates shown as expected are subject to that confirmation. Members who follow a marja with a different ruling on the horizon, or on sighting through instruments, should follow their own marja — these dates govern the Centre’s programme.

Calculated for PakistanThese are Pakistan’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Calculated for IndiaThese are India’s dates, calculated, not announced. A month there is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Dhu al-Qa'da 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 15Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)	216, Dhu al-Qa'da	317, Dhu al-Qa'da	418, Dhu al-Qa'da	519, Dhu al-Qa'da
620, Dhu al-Qa'da	721, Dhu al-Qa'da	822, Dhu al-Qa'da	923, Dhu al-Qa'da	1024, Dhu al-Qa'da	1125Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da	1226, Dhu al-Qa'da
1327, Dhu al-Qa'da	1428, Dhu al-Qa'da	1529, Dhu al-Qa'da	1630, Dhu al-Qa'da	17May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da	182, Dhu al-Qa'da	193, Dhu al-Qa'da
204, Dhu al-Qa'da	215, Dhu al-Qa'da	226, Dhu al-Qa'da	237Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da	248, Dhu al-Qa'da	259Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da	2610, Dhu al-Qa'da
2711, Dhu al-Qa'da	2812Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da	2913Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da

Dhu al-Qa'da 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 14Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)	215, Dhu al-Qa'da	316, Dhu al-Qa'da	417, Dhu al-Qa'da	518, Dhu al-Qa'da	619, Dhu al-Qa'da
720, Dhu al-Qa'da	821, Dhu al-Qa'da	922, Dhu al-Qa'da	1023, Dhu al-Qa'da	1124Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da	1225, Dhu al-Qa'da	1326, Dhu al-Qa'da
1427, Dhu al-Qa'da	1528, Dhu al-Qa'da	1629, Dhu al-Qa'da	1730, Dhu al-Qa'da	18May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da	192, Dhu al-Qa'da	203, Dhu al-Qa'da
214, Dhu al-Qa'da	225, Dhu al-Qa'da	236Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da	247, Dhu al-Qa'da	258Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da	269, Dhu al-Qa'da	2710, Dhu al-Qa'da
2811Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da	2912, Dhu al-Qa'da	3013Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da

Dhu al-Qa'da 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 14Death of Abu Talib (a) – Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)	215, Dhu al-Qa'da	316, Dhu al-Qa'da	417, Dhu al-Qa'da	518, Dhu al-Qa'da	619, Dhu al-Qa'da
720, Dhu al-Qa'da	821, Dhu al-Qa'da	922, Dhu al-Qa'da	1023, Dhu al-Qa'da	1124Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da	1225, Dhu al-Qa'da	1326, Dhu al-Qa'da
1427, Dhu al-Qa'da	1528, Dhu al-Qa'da	1629, Dhu al-Qa'da	1730, Dhu al-Qa'da	18May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da	192, Dhu al-Qa'da	203, Dhu al-Qa'da
214, Dhu al-Qa'da	225, Dhu al-Qa'da	236Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) – 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da	247, Dhu al-Qa'da	258Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da	269, Dhu al-Qa'da	2710, Dhu al-Qa'da
2811Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da	2912, Dhu al-Qa'da	3013Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
Friday

Where communities differ on a date, both positions are shown rather than one being presented as correct. Families at this Centre follow different maraji, and the calendar reflects that.

Observances in Dhu al-Qa'da

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1
TueMonMon
15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Death of Abu Talib (a)
Mourning · Dhu al-Qada report
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 26 Rajab 4 BH is the primary date
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1
Eve
MonSunSun
14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Celebration
Monday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 April)Sunday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 April)Sunday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 April)
A’maal for this day →
1
TueMonMon
15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 1 Dhu al-Qada 173 AH; a major Qum celebration
- Indo-Pak: SABA records this date instead as the marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
11
FriThuThu
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a)
Celebration
23
WedTueTue
7 May6 May6 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a)
Mourning · 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Iranian: Last day of Safar
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
FriThuThu
9 May8 May8 May
Dahw al-Ard
Worship
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
A’maal for this day →
28
MonSunSun
12 May11 May11 May
Treaty of Hudaybiyya
Commemoration
293030
Tue
13 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Mourning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 29 Dhu al-Qada (SABA and other Indo-Pak calendars)
- Iraqi: 5 or 6 Dhu al-Hijja in some sources