Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1421

February to March 2001 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 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 24Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
225, Dhu al-Hijja	326, Dhu al-Hijja	427, Dhu al-Hijja	528, Dhu al-Hijja	6Mar 1Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	72Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	83Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
94Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	105Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	116, Dhu al-Hijja	127, Dhu al-Hijja	138, Dhu al-Hijja	149The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1510Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1611Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1712, Dhu al-Hijja	1813Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1914, Dhu al-Hijja	2015, Dhu al-Hijja	2116, Dhu al-Hijja	2217Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2318, Dhu al-Hijja	2419Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2520, Dhu al-Hijja	2621Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	2722, Dhu al-Hijja	2823, Dhu al-Hijja	2924, Dhu al-Hijja
3025, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 25Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	226, Dhu al-Hijja	327, Dhu al-Hijja	428, Dhu al-Hijja	5Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	62Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	73Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
84Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	95Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	106Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	117, Dhu al-Hijja	128, Dhu al-Hijja	139, Dhu al-Hijja	1410The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1612Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1713, Dhu al-Hijja	1814Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1915, Dhu al-Hijja	2016, Dhu al-Hijja	2117, Dhu al-Hijja
2218Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2319, Dhu al-Hijja	2420Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2521Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	2622, Dhu al-Hijja	2723, Dhu al-Hijja	2824, Dhu al-Hijja
2925, Dhu al-Hijja	3026, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1421 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 25Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	226, Dhu al-Hijja	327, Dhu al-Hijja	428, Dhu al-Hijja	5Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	62Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	73Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
84Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	95Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	106Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	117, Dhu al-Hijja	128, Dhu al-Hijja	139, Dhu al-Hijja	1410The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1511Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1612Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1713, Dhu al-Hijja	1814Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1915, Dhu al-Hijja	2016, Dhu al-Hijja	2117, Dhu al-Hijja
2218Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2319, Dhu al-Hijja	2420Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2521Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	2622, Dhu al-Hijja	2723, Dhu al-Hijja	2824, Dhu al-Hijja
2925, Dhu al-Hijja	3026, 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
SatSunSun
24 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
ThuFriFri
1 Mar2 Mar2 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
FriSatSat
2 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SatSunSun
3 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
4 Mar5 Mar5 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
MonTueTue
5 Mar6 Mar6 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
FriSatSat
9 Mar10 Mar10 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SatSunSun
10 Mar11 Mar11 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
SunMonMon
11 Mar12 Mar12 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
TueWedWed
13 Mar14 Mar14 Mar
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SatSunSun
17 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
MonTueTue
19 Mar20 Mar20 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
262525
Wed
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