Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1420

March to April 2000 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 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Mar 7Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	28, Dhu al-Hijja	39, Dhu al-Hijja	410, Dhu al-Hijja	511, Dhu al-Hijja
612Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	713Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	814Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	915Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1016Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1117, Dhu al-Hijja	1218, Dhu al-Hijja
1319, Dhu al-Hijja	1420Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja, The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1622Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1723, Dhu al-Hijja	1824Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1925, Dhu al-Hijja
2026, Dhu al-Hijja	2127, Dhu al-Hijja	2228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2329, Dhu al-Hijja	2430Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2531, Dhu al-Hijja	26Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja
272, Dhu al-Hijja	283, Dhu al-Hijja	294, Dhu al-Hijja	305, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 8Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	29, Dhu al-Hijja	310, Dhu al-Hijja	411, Dhu al-Hijja
512, Dhu al-Hijja	613Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	714Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	815Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	916Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1017Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1118, Dhu al-Hijja
1219, Dhu al-Hijja	1320Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	1421The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1623Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1724, Dhu al-Hijja	1825Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1926, Dhu al-Hijja	2027, Dhu al-Hijja	2128, Dhu al-Hijja	2229Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2330, Dhu al-Hijja	2431Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	25Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja
262, Dhu al-Hijja	273, Dhu al-Hijja	284, Dhu al-Hijja	295, Dhu al-Hijja	306, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1420 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Mar 8Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	29, Dhu al-Hijja	310, Dhu al-Hijja	411, Dhu al-Hijja
512, Dhu al-Hijja	613Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	714Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	815Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	916Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1017Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1118, Dhu al-Hijja
1219, Dhu al-Hijja	1320Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	1421The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1623Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1724, Dhu al-Hijja	1825Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1926, Dhu al-Hijja	2027, Dhu al-Hijja	2128, Dhu al-Hijja	2229Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2330, Dhu al-Hijja	2431Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	25Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja
262, Dhu al-Hijja	273, Dhu al-Hijja	284, Dhu al-Hijja	295, Dhu al-Hijja	306, 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
7 Mar8 Mar8 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SunMonMon
12 Mar13 Mar13 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
MonTueTue
13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
TueWedWed
14 Mar15 Mar15 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
15 Mar16 Mar16 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
ThuFriFri
16 Mar17 Mar17 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
141313
Mon
20 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
14
MonTueTue
20 Mar21 Mar21 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
TueWedWed
21 Mar22 Mar22 Mar
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
22 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
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
24 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
TueWedWed
28 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
ThuFriFri
30 Mar31 Mar31 Mar
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