Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1405

August to September 1985 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 1405 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 17Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
218, Dhu al-Hijja	319, Dhu al-Hijja	420, Dhu al-Hijja	521, Dhu al-Hijja	622Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	723Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	824Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
925Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1026Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1127, Dhu al-Hijja	1228, Dhu al-Hijja	1329, Dhu al-Hijja	1430The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1531Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
16Sep 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	172, Dhu al-Hijja	183Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	194, Dhu al-Hijja	205, Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
238, Dhu al-Hijja	249Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2510, Dhu al-Hijja	2611, Dhu al-Hijja	2712, Dhu al-Hijja	2813, Dhu al-Hijja	2914, Dhu al-Hijja
3015, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1405 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 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	1229, Dhu al-Hijja	1330, Dhu al-Hijja	1431The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
15Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	162Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	173, Dhu al-Hijja	184Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	195, Dhu al-Hijja	206, Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja
228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	239, Dhu al-Hijja	2410Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2511, Dhu al-Hijja	2612, Dhu al-Hijja	2713, Dhu al-Hijja	2814, Dhu al-Hijja
2915, Dhu al-Hijja	3016, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1405 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 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	1229, Dhu al-Hijja	1330, Dhu al-Hijja	1431The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
15Sep 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	162Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	173, Dhu al-Hijja	184Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	195, Dhu al-Hijja	206, Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja
228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	239, Dhu al-Hijja	2410Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2511, Dhu al-Hijja	2612, Dhu al-Hijja	2713, Dhu al-Hijja	2814, Dhu al-Hijja
2915, Dhu al-Hijja	3016, 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
17 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
ThuFriFri
22 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
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
23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SatSunSun
24 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
MonTueTue
26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
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
30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SatSunSun
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
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
1 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
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
3 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SatSunSun
7 Sept8 Sept8 Sept
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
MonTueTue
9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
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