Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1359

December 1940 to January 1941 ذو الحجّة

Dates for

Dates calculatedThe start of this month was not recorded here, so the dates below are the calculation, not a sighting.

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. 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. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Dhu al-Hijja 1359 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 30Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	231, Dhu al-Hijja	3Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	42, Dhu al-Hijja	53, Dhu al-Hijja	64Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
75Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	86Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	97Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	108Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	119, Dhu al-Hijja	1210, Dhu al-Hijja	1311, Dhu al-Hijja
1412The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1614Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1715, Dhu al-Hijja	1816Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1917, Dhu al-Hijja	2018, Dhu al-Hijja
2119, Dhu al-Hijja	2220Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2321, Dhu al-Hijja	2422Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2523, Dhu al-Hijja	2624, Dhu al-Hijja	2725, Dhu al-Hijja
2826, Dhu al-Hijja	2927, Dhu al-Hijja	3028, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1359 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Jan 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

Dhu al-Hijja 1359 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Jan 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

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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1
MonTueTue
30 Dec31 Dec31 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SatSunSun
4 Jan5 Jan5 Jan
Martyrdom 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
SunMonMon
5 Jan6 Jan6 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
MonTueTue
6 Jan7 Jan7 Jan
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
TueWedWed
7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
TueWedWed
7 Jan8 Jan8 Jan
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
WedThuThu
8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
Eid al-Adha
Celebration
Yawm al-Nahr
A’maal for this day →
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
SunMonMon
12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
MonTueTue
13 Jan14 Jan14 Jan
Wiladat 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
TueWedWed
14 Jan15 Jan15 Jan
Wafat 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
ThuFriFri
16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
MonTueTue
20 Jan21 Jan21 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
WedThuThu
22 Jan23 Jan23 Jan
Day of Mubahala
Celebration
Revelation of the Verse of Wilaya (the ring given in ruku)
A’maal for this day →
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