Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1437

September to October 2016 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 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Sep 2Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	23, Dhu al-Hijja
34, Dhu al-Hijja	45, Dhu al-Hijja	56, Dhu al-Hijja	67Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	78Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	89Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	910Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1011Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1112, Dhu al-Hijja	1213, Dhu al-Hijja	1314, Dhu al-Hijja	1415The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1516Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1617Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1718, Dhu al-Hijja	1819Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1920, Dhu al-Hijja	2021, Dhu al-Hijja	2122, Dhu al-Hijja	2223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2324, Dhu al-Hijja
2425Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2526, Dhu al-Hijja	2627, Dhu al-Hijja	2728, Dhu al-Hijja	2829, Dhu al-Hijja	2930, Dhu al-Hijja	30Oct 1, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 4Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	25, Dhu al-Hijja	36, Dhu al-Hijja	47, Dhu al-Hijja	58, Dhu al-Hijja	69Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	710Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
811Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	912Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1013Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1114, Dhu al-Hijja	1215, Dhu al-Hijja	1316, Dhu al-Hijja	1417The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1619Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1720, Dhu al-Hijja	1821Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1922, Dhu al-Hijja	2023, Dhu al-Hijja	2124, Dhu al-Hijja
2225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2326, Dhu al-Hijja	2427Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2528, Dhu al-Hijja	2629, Dhu al-Hijja	2730, Dhu al-Hijja	28Oct 1, Dhu al-Hijja
292, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1437 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Sep 4Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	25, Dhu al-Hijja	36, Dhu al-Hijja	47, Dhu al-Hijja	58, Dhu al-Hijja	69Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	710Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
811Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	912Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1013Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1114, Dhu al-Hijja	1215, Dhu al-Hijja	1316, Dhu al-Hijja	1417The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1619Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1720, Dhu al-Hijja	1821Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1922, Dhu al-Hijja	2023, Dhu al-Hijja	2124, Dhu al-Hijja
2225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2326, Dhu al-Hijja	2427Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2528, Dhu al-Hijja	2629, Dhu al-Hijja	2730, Dhu al-Hijja	28Oct 1, Dhu al-Hijja
292, 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
FriSunSun
2 Sept4 Sept4 Sept
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedFriFri
7 Sept9 Sept9 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
ThuSatSat
8 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriSunSun
9 Sept11 Sept11 Sept
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatMonMon
10 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatMonMon
10 Sept12 Sept12 Sept
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunTueTue
11 Sept13 Sept13 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
ThuSatSat
15 Sept17 Sept17 Sept
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriSunSun
16 Sept18 Sept18 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
SatMonMon
17 Sept19 Sept19 Sept
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
MonWedWed
19 Sept21 Sept21 Sept
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriSunSun
23 Sept25 Sept25 Sept
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunTueTue
25 Sept27 Sept27 Sept
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