Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1398

November 1978November to December 1978November to December 1978 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 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Nov 2Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	23, Dhu al-Hijja	34, Dhu al-Hijja
45, Dhu al-Hijja	56, Dhu al-Hijja	67Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	78Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	89Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	910Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1011Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1112, Dhu al-Hijja	1213, Dhu al-Hijja	1314, Dhu al-Hijja	1415The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1617Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1718, Dhu al-Hijja
1819Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1920, Dhu al-Hijja	2021, Dhu al-Hijja	2122, Dhu al-Hijja	2223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2324, Dhu al-Hijja	2425Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2526, Dhu al-Hijja	2627, Dhu al-Hijja	2728, Dhu al-Hijja	2829, Dhu al-Hijja	2930, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Nov 3Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	24, Dhu al-Hijja
35, Dhu al-Hijja	46, Dhu al-Hijja	57, Dhu al-Hijja	68Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	79Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	810Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	911Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1012Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1113, Dhu al-Hijja	1214, Dhu al-Hijja	1315, Dhu al-Hijja	1416The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1618Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1719, Dhu al-Hijja	1820Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1921, Dhu al-Hijja	2022, Dhu al-Hijja	2123, Dhu al-Hijja	2224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2325, Dhu al-Hijja
2426Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2527, Dhu al-Hijja	2628, Dhu al-Hijja	2729, Dhu al-Hijja	2830, Dhu al-Hijja	29Dec 1, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1398 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Nov 3Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	24, Dhu al-Hijja
35, Dhu al-Hijja	46, Dhu al-Hijja	57, Dhu al-Hijja	68Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	79Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	810Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	911Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1012Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1113, Dhu al-Hijja	1214, Dhu al-Hijja	1315, Dhu al-Hijja	1416The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1618Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1719, Dhu al-Hijja	1820Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1921, Dhu al-Hijja	2022, Dhu al-Hijja	2123, Dhu al-Hijja	2224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2325, Dhu al-Hijja
2426Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2527, Dhu al-Hijja	2628, Dhu al-Hijja	2729, Dhu al-Hijja	2830, Dhu al-Hijja	29Dec 1, 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
ThuFriFri
2 Nov3 Nov3 Nov
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
TueWedWed
7 Nov8 Nov8 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
WedThuThu
8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
ThuFriFri
9 Nov10 Nov10 Nov
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
FriSatSat
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
FriSatSat
10 Nov11 Nov11 Nov
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SatSunSun
11 Nov12 Nov12 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
WedThuThu
15 Nov16 Nov16 Nov
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
ThuFriFri
16 Nov17 Nov17 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
FriSatSat
17 Nov18 Nov18 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
SunMonMon
19 Nov20 Nov20 Nov
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
ThuFriFri
23 Nov24 Nov24 Nov
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SatSunSun
25 Nov26 Nov26 Nov
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