Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1428

December 2007 to January 2008 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 1428 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Dec 11Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	313, Dhu al-Hijja	414, Dhu al-Hijja	515, Dhu al-Hijja
616Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	717Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	818Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	919Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1020Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1121, Dhu al-Hijja	1222, Dhu al-Hijja
1323, Dhu al-Hijja	1424The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1626Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1727, Dhu al-Hijja	1828Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1929, Dhu al-Hijja
2030, Dhu al-Hijja	2131, Dhu al-Hijja	22Jan 1Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	232, Dhu al-Hijja	243Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	254, Dhu al-Hijja	265, Dhu al-Hijja
276, Dhu al-Hijja	287, Dhu al-Hijja	298, Dhu al-Hijja	309, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1428 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja
516, Dhu al-Hijja	617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja
1223, Dhu al-Hijja	1324, Dhu al-Hijja	1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1728, Dhu al-Hijja	1829Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1930, Dhu al-Hijja	2031, Dhu al-Hijja	21Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	233, Dhu al-Hijja	244Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	255, Dhu al-Hijja
266, Dhu al-Hijja	277, Dhu al-Hijja	288, Dhu al-Hijja	299, Dhu al-Hijja	3010, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1428 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Dec 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja
516, Dhu al-Hijja	617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja
1223, Dhu al-Hijja	1324, Dhu al-Hijja	1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1728, Dhu al-Hijja	1829Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1930, Dhu al-Hijja	2031, Dhu al-Hijja	21Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	233, Dhu al-Hijja	244Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	255, Dhu al-Hijja
266, Dhu al-Hijja	277, Dhu al-Hijja	288, Dhu al-Hijja	299, Dhu al-Hijja	3010, 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
11 Dec12 Dec12 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SunMonMon
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
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
17 Dec18 Dec18 Dec
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
TueWedWed
18 Dec19 Dec19 Dec
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
WedThuThu
19 Dec20 Dec20 Dec
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
ThuFriFri
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
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
MonTueTue
24 Dec25 Dec25 Dec
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
TueWedWed
25 Dec26 Dec26 Dec
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
26 Dec27 Dec27 Dec
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
28 Dec29 Dec29 Dec
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
TueWedWed
1 Jan2 Jan2 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
ThuFriFri
3 Jan4 Jan4 Jan
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