Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1331

ذو الحجّة

The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.

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These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

13 observances this month, mostly mourning

Dhu al-Hijja 1331 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
S	M	T	W	T	F	S
					1Oct 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Nov 1, Dhu al-Hijja
32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja	65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) -- alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja	1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja	2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja	2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja
2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja	2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja	2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, Dhu al-Hijja

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
Mixed
Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held

1
31 Oct
Celebration
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Friday 31 October 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
6
5 Nov
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) -- alternate report
Wednesday 5 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 29 Dhu al-Qada
- Iraqi: 5 or 6 Dhu al-Hijja
7
6 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Thursday 6 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
8
7 Nov
Mourning
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Friday 7 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
9
8 Nov
Worship
Day of Arafa
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 8 November 1913
A’maal for this day →
9
8 Nov
Mourning
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Saturday 8 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
10
9 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Adha
Yawm al-Nahr
Sunday 9 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
14
13 Nov
Commemoration
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Thursday 13 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
15
14 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 14 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org)
16
15 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning
Saturday 15 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Ghadir
Monday 17 November 1913
A’maal for this day →
22
21 Nov
Mourning
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Friday 21 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
24
23 Nov
Celebration
Day of Mubahala
Revelation of the Verse of Wilaya (the ring given in ruku)
Sunday 23 November 1913
Acts & duas in the Library →
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Dhu al-Hijja 9 AH

Today

9 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH

No special observance is marked today.

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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.