Hijri calendar
Dhu al-Hijja 1348
April to May 1930May 1930May 1930 ذو الحجّة
Dates for
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.
- 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-Hijja
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WedThuThu
30 Apr1 May1 May6
MonTueTue
5 May6 May6 MayMartyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Mourning · alternate report
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 30 Dhu al-Qada is the famous report
- Indo-Pak: 29 Dhu al-Qada
- Iraqi: 5 or 6 Dhu al-Hijja
7
TueWedWed
6 May7 May7 MayShahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
WedThuThu
7 May8 May8 May9
ThuFriFri
8 May9 May9 May9
ThuFriFri
8 May9 May9 May10
FriSatSat
9 May10 May10 MayEid al-Adha
Celebration
Yawm al-Nahr
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
- Iranian: Announcement of the followed marja
14
TueWedWed
13 May14 May14 MayThe Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
WedThuThu
14 May15 May15 MayWiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org)
- Khoja: 2 or 5 Rajab
16
ThuFriFri
15 May16 May16 MayWafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Mourning · 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
- Iranian: 15 Rajab
- Khoja: 15 Rajab (duas.org)
18
SatSunSun
17 May18 May18 May22
WedThuThu
21 May22 May22 MayMartyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
FriSatSat
23 May24 May24 MayDay of Mubahala
Celebration
Revelation of the Verse of Wilaya (the ring given in ruku)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Dhu al-Hijja 9 AH
- Iranian: 24 Dhu al-Hijja; 21st or 25th in minority reports
