Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1438

August to September 2017 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 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Aug 23Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	224, Dhu al-Hijja	325, Dhu al-Hijja	426, Dhu al-Hijja
527, Dhu al-Hijja	628Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	729Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	830Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	931Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	10Sep 1Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	112, Dhu al-Hijja
123, Dhu al-Hijja	134, Dhu al-Hijja	145The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	156Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	167Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	178, Dhu al-Hijja	189Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1910, Dhu al-Hijja	2011, Dhu al-Hijja	2112, Dhu al-Hijja	2213Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2314, Dhu al-Hijja	2415Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2516, Dhu al-Hijja
2617, Dhu al-Hijja	2718, Dhu al-Hijja	2819, Dhu al-Hijja	2920, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 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	629Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	730Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	831Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	9Sep 1Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	102Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
113, Dhu al-Hijja	124, Dhu al-Hijja	135, Dhu al-Hijja	146The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	157Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	168Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	179, Dhu al-Hijja
1810Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1911, Dhu al-Hijja	2012, Dhu al-Hijja	2113, Dhu al-Hijja	2214Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2315, Dhu al-Hijja	2416Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2517, Dhu al-Hijja	2618, Dhu al-Hijja	2719, Dhu al-Hijja	2820, Dhu al-Hijja	2921, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1438 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Aug 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	629Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	730Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	831Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	9Sep 1Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	102Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
113, Dhu al-Hijja	124, Dhu al-Hijja	135, Dhu al-Hijja	146The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	157Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	168Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	179, Dhu al-Hijja
1810Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1911, Dhu al-Hijja	2012, Dhu al-Hijja	2113, Dhu al-Hijja	2214Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2315, Dhu al-Hijja	2416Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2517, Dhu al-Hijja	2618, Dhu al-Hijja	2719, Dhu al-Hijja	2820, Dhu al-Hijja	2921, 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
WedThuThu
23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
MonTueTue
28 Aug29 Aug29 Aug
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
TueWedWed
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
WedThuThu
30 Aug31 Aug31 Aug
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuFriFri
31 Aug1 Sept1 Sept
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
FriSatSat
1 Sept2 Sept2 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
TueWedWed
5 Sept6 Sept6 Sept
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
WedThuThu
6 Sept7 Sept7 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
ThuFriFri
7 Sept8 Sept8 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
SatSunSun
9 Sept10 Sept10 Sept
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
WedThuThu
13 Sept14 Sept14 Sept
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
FriSatSat
15 Sept16 Sept16 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