Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1416

April to May 1996 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 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Apr 19Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	220, Dhu al-Hijja
321, Dhu al-Hijja	422, Dhu al-Hijja	523, Dhu al-Hijja	624Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	725Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	826Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	927Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1028Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1129, Dhu al-Hijja	1230, Dhu al-Hijja	13May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	142The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	153Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	164Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
175, Dhu al-Hijja	186Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	197, Dhu al-Hijja	208, Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	2210Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2311, Dhu al-Hijja
2412Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2513, Dhu al-Hijja	2614, Dhu al-Hijja	2715, Dhu al-Hijja	2816, Dhu al-Hijja	2917, Dhu al-Hijja	3018, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
221, Dhu al-Hijja	322, Dhu al-Hijja	423, Dhu al-Hijja	524, Dhu al-Hijja	625Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	726Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	827Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
928Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1029Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1130, Dhu al-Hijja	12May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	132, Dhu al-Hijja	143The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	154Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
165Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	176, Dhu al-Hijja	187Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	198, Dhu al-Hijja	209, Dhu al-Hijja	2110, Dhu al-Hijja	2211Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2312, Dhu al-Hijja	2413Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2514, Dhu al-Hijja	2615, Dhu al-Hijja	2716, Dhu al-Hijja	2817, Dhu al-Hijja	2918, Dhu al-Hijja
3019, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1416 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Apr 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
221, Dhu al-Hijja	322, Dhu al-Hijja	423, Dhu al-Hijja	524, Dhu al-Hijja	625Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	726Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	827Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
928Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1029Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1130, Dhu al-Hijja	12May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	132, Dhu al-Hijja	143The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	154Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
165Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	176, Dhu al-Hijja	187Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	198, Dhu al-Hijja	209, Dhu al-Hijja	2110, Dhu al-Hijja	2211Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2312, Dhu al-Hijja	2413Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2514, Dhu al-Hijja	2615, Dhu al-Hijja	2716, Dhu al-Hijja	2817, Dhu al-Hijja	2918, Dhu al-Hijja
3019, 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
19 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedThuThu
24 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
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
25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriSatSat
26 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
27 Apr28 Apr28 Apr
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunMonMon
28 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
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
2 May3 May3 May
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriSatSat
3 May4 May4 May
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
4 May5 May5 May
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
6 May7 May7 May
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriSatSat
10 May11 May11 May
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunMonMon
12 May13 May13 May
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