Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1408

July to August 1988 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 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jul 15Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja
317, Dhu al-Hijja	418, Dhu al-Hijja	519, Dhu al-Hijja	620Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	721Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	822Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	923Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1024Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1125, Dhu al-Hijja	1226, Dhu al-Hijja	1327, Dhu al-Hijja	1428The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1630Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1731, Dhu al-Hijja	18Aug 1Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	192, Dhu al-Hijja	203, Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	236, Dhu al-Hijja
247Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	258, Dhu al-Hijja	269, Dhu al-Hijja	2710, Dhu al-Hijja	2811, Dhu al-Hijja	2912, Dhu al-Hijja	3013, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jul 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1631Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	17Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	182Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	193, Dhu al-Hijja	204, Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
237, Dhu al-Hijja	248Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	259, Dhu al-Hijja	2610, Dhu al-Hijja	2711, Dhu al-Hijja	2812, Dhu al-Hijja	2913, Dhu al-Hijja
3014, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1408 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jul 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1631Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	17Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	182Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	193, Dhu al-Hijja	204, Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
237, Dhu al-Hijja	248Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	259, Dhu al-Hijja	2610, Dhu al-Hijja	2711, Dhu al-Hijja	2812, Dhu al-Hijja	2913, Dhu al-Hijja
3014, 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
FriSatSat
15 July16 July16 July
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedThuThu
20 July21 July21 July
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
ThuFriFri
21 July22 July22 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriSatSat
22 July23 July23 July
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
23 July24 July24 July
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
23 July24 July24 July
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunMonMon
24 July25 July25 July
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
ThuFriFri
28 July29 July29 July
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriSatSat
29 July30 July30 July
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
SatSunSun
30 July31 July31 July
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
MonTueTue
1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriSatSat
5 Aug6 Aug6 Aug
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunMonMon
7 Aug8 Aug8 Aug
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