Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1393

December 1973 to January 1974 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 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 26Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	227, Dhu al-Hijja	328, Dhu al-Hijja	429, Dhu al-Hijja
530, Dhu al-Hijja	631Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	7Jan 1Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	82Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	93Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	104Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	115, Dhu al-Hijja
126, Dhu al-Hijja	137, Dhu al-Hijja	148The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	159Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1610Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1711, Dhu al-Hijja	1812Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1913, Dhu al-Hijja	2014, Dhu al-Hijja	2115, Dhu al-Hijja	2216Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2317, Dhu al-Hijja	2418Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2519, Dhu al-Hijja
2620, Dhu al-Hijja	2721, Dhu al-Hijja	2822, Dhu al-Hijja	2923, Dhu al-Hijja	3024, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 27Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	228, Dhu al-Hijja	329, Dhu al-Hijja
430, Dhu al-Hijja	531, Dhu al-Hijja	6Jan 1Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	72Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	83Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	94Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	105Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
116, Dhu al-Hijja	127, Dhu al-Hijja	138, Dhu al-Hijja	149The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1611Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1712, Dhu al-Hijja
1813Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1914, Dhu al-Hijja	2015, Dhu al-Hijja	2116, Dhu al-Hijja	2217Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2318, Dhu al-Hijja	2419Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2520, Dhu al-Hijja	2621, Dhu al-Hijja	2722, Dhu al-Hijja	2823, Dhu al-Hijja	2924, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1393 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Dec 27Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	228, Dhu al-Hijja	329, Dhu al-Hijja
430, Dhu al-Hijja	531, Dhu al-Hijja	6Jan 1Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	72Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	83Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	94Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	105Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
116, Dhu al-Hijja	127, Dhu al-Hijja	138, Dhu al-Hijja	149The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1611Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1712, Dhu al-Hijja
1813Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1914, Dhu al-Hijja	2015, Dhu al-Hijja	2116, Dhu al-Hijja	2217Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2318, Dhu al-Hijja	2419Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2520, Dhu al-Hijja	2621, Dhu al-Hijja	2722, Dhu al-Hijja	2823, Dhu al-Hijja	2924, 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
WedThuThu
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
MonTueTue
31 Dec1 Jan1 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
TueWedWed
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
WedThuThu
2 Jan3 Jan3 Jan
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
FriSatSat
4 Jan5 Jan5 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
TueWedWed
8 Jan9 Jan9 Jan
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
WedThuThu
9 Jan10 Jan10 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
ThuFriFri
10 Jan11 Jan11 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
SatSunSun
12 Jan13 Jan13 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
WedThuThu
16 Jan17 Jan17 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
FriSatSat
18 Jan19 Jan19 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