Hijri calendar
Dhu al-Hijja 1373
July to August 1954August 1954August 1954 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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SatSunSun
31 July1 Aug1 Aug6
ThuFriFri
5 Aug6 Aug6 AugMartyrdom 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
FriSatSat
6 Aug7 Aug7 AugShahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SatSunSun
7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug9
SunMonMon
8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug9
SunMonMon
8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug10
MonTueTue
9 Aug10 Aug10 AugEid 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
FriSatSat
13 Aug14 Aug14 AugThe Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SatSunSun
14 Aug15 Aug15 AugWiladat 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
SunMonMon
15 Aug16 Aug16 AugWafat 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
TueWedWed
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug22
SatSunSun
21 Aug22 Aug22 AugMartyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
MonTueTue
23 Aug24 Aug24 AugDay 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
