Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1388

February to March 1969 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 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Feb 18Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	320, Dhu al-Hijja	421, Dhu al-Hijja	522, Dhu al-Hijja
623Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	724Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	825Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	926Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1027Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1128, Dhu al-Hijja	12Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja
132, Dhu al-Hijja	143The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	154Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	165Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	176, Dhu al-Hijja	187Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	198, Dhu al-Hijja
209, Dhu al-Hijja	2110, Dhu al-Hijja	2211Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2312, Dhu al-Hijja	2413Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2514, Dhu al-Hijja	2615, Dhu al-Hijja
2716, Dhu al-Hijja	2817, Dhu al-Hijja	2918, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 19Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	220, Dhu al-Hijja	321, Dhu al-Hijja	422, Dhu al-Hijja
523, Dhu al-Hijja	624Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	725Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	826Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	927Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1028Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	11Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja
122, Dhu al-Hijja	133, Dhu al-Hijja	144The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	155Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	166Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	177, Dhu al-Hijja	188Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
199, Dhu al-Hijja	2010, Dhu al-Hijja	2111, Dhu al-Hijja	2212Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2313, Dhu al-Hijja	2414Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2515, Dhu al-Hijja
2616, Dhu al-Hijja	2717, Dhu al-Hijja	2818, Dhu al-Hijja	2919, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1388 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Feb 19Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	220, Dhu al-Hijja	321, Dhu al-Hijja	422, Dhu al-Hijja
523, Dhu al-Hijja	624Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	725Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	826Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	927Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1028Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	11Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja
122, Dhu al-Hijja	133, Dhu al-Hijja	144The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	155Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	166Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	177, Dhu al-Hijja	188Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
199, Dhu al-Hijja	2010, Dhu al-Hijja	2111, Dhu al-Hijja	2212Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2313, Dhu al-Hijja	2414Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2515, Dhu al-Hijja
2616, Dhu al-Hijja	2717, Dhu al-Hijja	2818, Dhu al-Hijja	2919, 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
TueWedWed
18 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SunMonMon
23 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
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
MonTueTue
24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
TueWedWed
25 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
26 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
ThuFriFri
27 Feb28 Feb28 Feb
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
MonTueTue
3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
TueWedWed
4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
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
WedThuThu
5 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
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
FriSatSat
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
TueWedWed
11 Mar12 Mar12 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
ThuFriFri
13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
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