Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1417

April to May 1997 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 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 9Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	210, Dhu al-Hijja	311, Dhu al-Hijja	412, Dhu al-Hijja
513, Dhu al-Hijja	614Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	715Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	816Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	917Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1018Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1119, Dhu al-Hijja
1220, Dhu al-Hijja	1321, Dhu al-Hijja	1422The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1624Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1725, Dhu al-Hijja	1826Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1927, Dhu al-Hijja	2028, Dhu al-Hijja	2129, Dhu al-Hijja	2230Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	23May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	242Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	253, Dhu al-Hijja
264, Dhu al-Hijja	275, Dhu al-Hijja	286, Dhu al-Hijja	297, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 9Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	210, Dhu al-Hijja	311, Dhu al-Hijja	412, Dhu al-Hijja
513, Dhu al-Hijja	614Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	715Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	816Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	917Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1018Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1119, Dhu al-Hijja
1220, Dhu al-Hijja	1321, Dhu al-Hijja	1422The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1624Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1725, Dhu al-Hijja	1826Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1927, Dhu al-Hijja	2028, Dhu al-Hijja	2129, Dhu al-Hijja	2230Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	23May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	242Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	253, Dhu al-Hijja
264, Dhu al-Hijja	275, Dhu al-Hijja	286, Dhu al-Hijja	297, Dhu al-Hijja	308, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1417 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 9Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	210, Dhu al-Hijja	311, Dhu al-Hijja	412, Dhu al-Hijja
513, Dhu al-Hijja	614Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	715Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	816Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	917Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1018Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1119, Dhu al-Hijja
1220, Dhu al-Hijja	1321, Dhu al-Hijja	1422The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1523Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1624Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1725, Dhu al-Hijja	1826Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1927, Dhu al-Hijja	2028, Dhu al-Hijja	2129, Dhu al-Hijja	2230Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	23May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	242Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	253, Dhu al-Hijja
264, Dhu al-Hijja	275, Dhu al-Hijja	286, Dhu al-Hijja	297, Dhu al-Hijja	308, 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
Wed
9 Apr
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Mon
14 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
Tue
15 Apr
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Wed
16 Apr
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Thu
17 Apr
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Thu
17 Apr
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Fri
18 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
Tue
22 Apr
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Wed
23 Apr
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
Thu
24 Apr
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
Sat
26 Apr
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Wed
30 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Fri
2 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