Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1429

November to December 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 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Nov 29Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
230, Dhu al-Hijja	3Dec 1, Dhu al-Hijja	42, Dhu al-Hijja	53, Dhu al-Hijja	64Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	75Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	86Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
97Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	108Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	119, Dhu al-Hijja	1210, Dhu al-Hijja	1311, Dhu al-Hijja	1412The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1614Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1715, Dhu al-Hijja	1816Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1917, Dhu al-Hijja	2018, Dhu al-Hijja	2119, Dhu al-Hijja	2220Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2321, Dhu al-Hijja	2422Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2523, Dhu al-Hijja	2624, Dhu al-Hijja	2725, Dhu al-Hijja	2826, Dhu al-Hijja	2927, Dhu al-Hijja
3028, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 30Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Dec 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja	65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja	1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja	2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja
2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja	2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja
2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1429 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Nov 30Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Dec 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja	65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja	1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja	2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja
2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja	2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja
2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, 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
29 Nov30 Nov30 Nov
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
ThuFriFri
4 Dec5 Dec5 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
FriSatSat
5 Dec6 Dec6 Dec
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SatSunSun
6 Dec7 Dec7 Dec
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SunMonMon
7 Dec8 Dec8 Dec
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
MonTueTue
8 Dec9 Dec9 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
FriSatSat
12 Dec13 Dec13 Dec
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SatSunSun
13 Dec14 Dec14 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
SunMonMon
14 Dec15 Dec15 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
TueWedWed
16 Dec17 Dec17 Dec
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SatSunSun
20 Dec21 Dec21 Dec
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
MonTueTue
22 Dec23 Dec23 Dec
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