Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1436

September to October 2015 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 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Sep 14Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	316, Dhu al-Hijja	417, Dhu al-Hijja	518, Dhu al-Hijja	619Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
720Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	821Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	922Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1023Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1124, Dhu al-Hijja	1225, Dhu al-Hijja	1326, Dhu al-Hijja
1427The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1629Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1730, Dhu al-Hijja	18Oct 1Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	192, Dhu al-Hijja	203, Dhu al-Hijja
214, Dhu al-Hijja	225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	236, Dhu al-Hijja	247Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	258, Dhu al-Hijja	269, Dhu al-Hijja	2710, Dhu al-Hijja
2811, Dhu al-Hijja	2912, Dhu al-Hijja	3013, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja
520, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja
1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	16Oct 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	172, Dhu al-Hijja	183Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
194, Dhu al-Hijja	205, Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	238, Dhu al-Hijja	249Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2510, Dhu al-Hijja
2611, Dhu al-Hijja	2712, Dhu al-Hijja	2813, Dhu al-Hijja	2914, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1436 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Sep 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja
520, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja
1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	16Oct 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	172, Dhu al-Hijja	183Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
194, Dhu al-Hijja	205, Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	238, Dhu al-Hijja	249Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2510, Dhu al-Hijja
2611, Dhu al-Hijja	2712, Dhu al-Hijja	2813, Dhu al-Hijja	2914, 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
MonWedWed
14 Sept16 Sept16 Sept
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SatMonMon
19 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
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
SunTueTue
20 Sept22 Sept22 Sept
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
MonWedWed
21 Sept23 Sept23 Sept
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
TueThuThu
22 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
TueThuThu
22 Sept24 Sept24 Sept
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
WedFriFri
23 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
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
SunTueTue
27 Sept29 Sept29 Sept
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
MonWedWed
28 Sept30 Sept30 Sept
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
TueThuThu
29 Sept1 Oct1 Oct
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
ThuSatSat
1 Oct3 Oct3 Oct
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
MonWedWed
5 Oct7 Oct7 Oct
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
WedFriFri
7 Oct9 Oct9 Oct
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