Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1419

March to April 1999 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 1419 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 19Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	220, Dhu al-Hijja
321Nawruz, 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	1331, Dhu al-Hijja	14Apr 1The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	163Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
174, Dhu al-Hijja	185Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	196, Dhu al-Hijja	207, Dhu al-Hijja	218, Dhu al-Hijja	229Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2310, Dhu al-Hijja
2411Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2512, Dhu al-Hijja	2613, Dhu al-Hijja	2714, Dhu al-Hijja	2815, Dhu al-Hijja	2916, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1419 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
221Nawruz, 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	1231, Dhu al-Hijja	13Apr 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

Dhu al-Hijja 1419 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
221Nawruz, 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	1231, Dhu al-Hijja	13Apr 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

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 Mar20 Mar20 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
322
Sun
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
6
WedThuThu
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
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 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriSatSat
26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunMonMon
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
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
1 Apr2 Apr2 Apr
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriSatSat
2 Apr3 Apr3 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
SatSunSun
3 Apr4 Apr4 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
MonTueTue
5 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriSatSat
9 Apr10 Apr10 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunMonMon
11 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
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