Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1397

November to December 1977 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 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Nov 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
213, Dhu al-Hijja	314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja	516, Dhu al-Hijja	617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja	1223, Dhu al-Hijja	1324, Dhu al-Hijja	1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1728, Dhu al-Hijja	1829Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1930, Dhu al-Hijja	20Dec 1, Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja	267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja	289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja
3011, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja	517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
820Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja	1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja	1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	19Dec 1, Dhu al-Hijja	202, Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja
224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	235, Dhu al-Hijja	246Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	257, Dhu al-Hijja	268, Dhu al-Hijja	279, Dhu al-Hijja	2810, Dhu al-Hijja
2911, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1397 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja	517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
820Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja	1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja	1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	19Dec 1, Dhu al-Hijja	202, Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja
224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	235, Dhu al-Hijja	246Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	257, Dhu al-Hijja	268, Dhu al-Hijja	279, Dhu al-Hijja	2810, Dhu al-Hijja
2911, 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
SatSunSun
12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
ThuFriFri
17 Nov18 Nov18 Nov
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
FriSatSat
18 Nov19 Nov19 Nov
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SatSunSun
19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
20 Nov21 Nov21 Nov
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
MonTueTue
21 Nov22 Nov22 Nov
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
FriSatSat
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SatSunSun
26 Nov27 Nov27 Nov
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
SunMonMon
27 Nov28 Nov28 Nov
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
TueWedWed
29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SatSunSun
3 Dec4 Dec4 Dec
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
MonTueTue
5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
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