Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1439

August to September 2018 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 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Aug 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	21Sep 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 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja	517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	820Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja	1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja
1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1931, Dhu al-Hijja	20Sep 1, Dhu al-Hijja
212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja	267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja
289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja	3011, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1439 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja	517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	820Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja	1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja
1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1931, Dhu al-Hijja	20Sep 1, Dhu al-Hijja
212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja	267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja
289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja	3011, 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
SunMonMon
12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
FriSatSat
17 Aug18 Aug18 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
SatSunSun
18 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SunMonMon
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
MonTueTue
20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
MonTueTue
20 Aug21 Aug21 Aug
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
TueWedWed
21 Aug22 Aug22 Aug
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
SatSunSun
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SunMonMon
26 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
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
MonTueTue
27 Aug28 Aug28 Aug
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
WedThuThu
29 Aug30 Aug30 Aug
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SunMonMon
2 Sept3 Sept3 Sept
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
TueWedWed
4 Sept5 Sept5 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