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Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1441

July to August 2020 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 1441 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
1Jul 22Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
223, Dhu al-Hijja
324, Dhu al-Hijja
425, Dhu al-Hijja
526, Dhu al-Hijja
627Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja728Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja829Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja930Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil1031Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
11Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja
122, Dhu al-Hijja
133, Dhu al-Hijja
144The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja155Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja166Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
177, Dhu al-Hijja
188Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
199, Dhu al-Hijja
2010, Dhu al-Hijja
2111, Dhu al-Hijja
2212Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2313, Dhu al-Hijja
2414Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2515, Dhu al-Hijja
2616, Dhu al-Hijja
2717, Dhu al-Hijja
2818, Dhu al-Hijja
2919, 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. 1

    WedThuThu
    22 July23 July23 July

  2. 6

    MonTueTue
    27 July28 July28 July

    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
  3. 7

    TueWedWed
    28 July29 July29 July

  4. 8

    WedThuThu
    29 July30 July30 July

  5. 9

    ThuFriFri
    30 July31 July31 July

    Day of Arafa

    Worship

    Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    A’maal for this day →

  6. 9

    ThuFriFri
    30 July31 July31 July

  7. 10

    FriSatSat
    31 July1 Aug1 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
  8. 14

    TueWedWed
    4 Aug5 Aug5 Aug

  9. 15

    WedThuThu
    5 Aug6 Aug6 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
  10. 16

    ThuFriFri
    6 Aug7 Aug7 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)
  11. 18

    SatSunSun
    8 Aug9 Aug9 Aug

  12. 22

    WedThuThu
    12 Aug13 Aug13 Aug

  13. 24

    FriSatSat
    14 Aug15 Aug15 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
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