Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1409

July to August 1989 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 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 4Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	25, Dhu al-Hijja	36, Dhu al-Hijja	47, Dhu al-Hijja	58, Dhu al-Hijja
69Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	710Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	811Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	912Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1013Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1114, Dhu al-Hijja	1215, Dhu al-Hijja
1316, Dhu al-Hijja	1417The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1619Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1720, Dhu al-Hijja	1821Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1922, Dhu al-Hijja
2023, Dhu al-Hijja	2124, Dhu al-Hijja	2225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2326, Dhu al-Hijja	2427Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2528, Dhu al-Hijja	2629, Dhu al-Hijja
2730, Dhu al-Hijja	2831, Dhu al-Hijja	29Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	302, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja	37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja
59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja
1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja	2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja	2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja
2630, Dhu al-Hijja	2731, Dhu al-Hijja	28Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	292, Dhu al-Hijja	303, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1409 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jul 5Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	26, Dhu al-Hijja	37, Dhu al-Hijja	48, Dhu al-Hijja
59, Dhu al-Hijja	610Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	711Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	812Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	913Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1014Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1115, Dhu al-Hijja
1216, Dhu al-Hijja	1317, Dhu al-Hijja	1418The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1519Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1620Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1721, Dhu al-Hijja	1822Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1923, Dhu al-Hijja	2024, Dhu al-Hijja	2125, Dhu al-Hijja	2226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2327, Dhu al-Hijja	2428Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2529, Dhu al-Hijja
2630, Dhu al-Hijja	2731, Dhu al-Hijja	28Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	292, Dhu al-Hijja	303, 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
TueWedWed
4 July5 July5 July
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SunMonMon
9 July10 July10 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
MonTueTue
10 July11 July11 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
TueWedWed
11 July12 July12 July
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
12 July13 July13 July
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
12 July13 July13 July
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
ThuFriFri
13 July14 July14 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
MonTueTue
17 July18 July18 July
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
TueWedWed
18 July19 July19 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
WedThuThu
19 July20 July20 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
FriSatSat
21 July22 July22 July
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
TueWedWed
25 July26 July26 July
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
ThuFriFri
27 July28 July28 July
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