Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1399

October to November 1979 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 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Oct 22Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	223, Dhu al-Hijja	324, Dhu al-Hijja	425, Dhu al-Hijja	526, Dhu al-Hijja	627Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
728Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	829Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	930Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1031Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	11Nov 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	3020, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 23Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	224, Dhu al-Hijja	325, Dhu al-Hijja	426, Dhu al-Hijja	527, Dhu al-Hijja
628Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	729Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	830Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	931Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	10Nov 1Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	112, Dhu al-Hijja	123, Dhu al-Hijja
134, Dhu al-Hijja	145The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	156Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	167Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	178, Dhu al-Hijja	189Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1910, Dhu al-Hijja
2011, Dhu al-Hijja	2112, Dhu al-Hijja	2213Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2314, Dhu al-Hijja	2415Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2516, Dhu al-Hijja	2617, Dhu al-Hijja
2718, Dhu al-Hijja	2819, Dhu al-Hijja	2920, Dhu al-Hijja	3021, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1399 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Oct 23Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	224, Dhu al-Hijja	325, Dhu al-Hijja	426, Dhu al-Hijja	527, Dhu al-Hijja
628Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	729Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	830Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	931Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	10Nov 1Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	112, Dhu al-Hijja	123, Dhu al-Hijja
134, Dhu al-Hijja	145The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	156Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	167Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	178, Dhu al-Hijja	189Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1910, Dhu al-Hijja
2011, Dhu al-Hijja	2112, Dhu al-Hijja	2213Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2314, Dhu al-Hijja	2415Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2516, Dhu al-Hijja	2617, Dhu al-Hijja
2718, Dhu al-Hijja	2819, Dhu al-Hijja	2920, Dhu al-Hijja	3021, 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
MonTueTue
22 Oct23 Oct23 Oct
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SatSunSun
27 Oct28 Oct28 Oct
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
SunMonMon
28 Oct29 Oct29 Oct
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
MonTueTue
29 Oct30 Oct30 Oct
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
TueWedWed
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
TueWedWed
30 Oct31 Oct31 Oct
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
WedThuThu
31 Oct1 Nov1 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
SunMonMon
4 Nov5 Nov5 Nov
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
MonTueTue
5 Nov6 Nov6 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
TueWedWed
6 Nov7 Nov7 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
ThuFriFri
8 Nov9 Nov9 Nov
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
MonTueTue
12 Nov13 Nov13 Nov
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
WedThuThu
14 Nov15 Nov15 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