Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1440

August 2019 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 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Aug 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

Dhu al-Hijja 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 3Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
24, Dhu al-Hijja	35, Dhu al-Hijja	46, Dhu al-Hijja	57, Dhu al-Hijja	68Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	79Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	810Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
911Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1012Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1113, Dhu al-Hijja	1214, Dhu al-Hijja	1315, Dhu al-Hijja	1416The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1618Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1719, Dhu al-Hijja	1820Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1921, Dhu al-Hijja	2022, Dhu al-Hijja	2123, Dhu al-Hijja	2224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2325, Dhu al-Hijja	2426Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2527, Dhu al-Hijja	2628, Dhu al-Hijja	2729, Dhu al-Hijja	2830, Dhu al-Hijja	2931, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1440 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Aug 3Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
24, Dhu al-Hijja	35, Dhu al-Hijja	46, Dhu al-Hijja	57, Dhu al-Hijja	68Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	79Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	810Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
911Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1012Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1113, Dhu al-Hijja	1214, Dhu al-Hijja	1315, Dhu al-Hijja	1416The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1618Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1719, Dhu al-Hijja	1820Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1921, Dhu al-Hijja	2022, Dhu al-Hijja	2123, Dhu al-Hijja	2224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2325, Dhu al-Hijja	2426Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2527, Dhu al-Hijja	2628, Dhu al-Hijja	2729, Dhu al-Hijja	2830, Dhu al-Hijja	2931, 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
FriSatSat
2 Aug3 Aug3 Aug
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedThuThu
7 Aug8 Aug8 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
ThuFriFri
8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriSatSat
9 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatSunSun
10 Aug11 Aug11 Aug
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunMonMon
11 Aug12 Aug12 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
ThuFriFri
15 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriSatSat
16 Aug17 Aug17 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
SatSunSun
17 Aug18 Aug18 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
MonTueTue
19 Aug20 Aug20 Aug
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriSatSat
23 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunMonMon
25 Aug26 Aug26 Aug
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