Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1442

July to August 2021 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 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jul 11Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	313, Dhu al-Hijja	414, Dhu al-Hijja	515, Dhu al-Hijja	616Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	717Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
818Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	919Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1020Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1121, Dhu al-Hijja	1222, Dhu al-Hijja	1323, Dhu al-Hijja	1424The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1626Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1727, Dhu al-Hijja	1828Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1929, Dhu al-Hijja	2030, Dhu al-Hijja	2131, Dhu al-Hijja
22Aug 1Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	232, Dhu al-Hijja	243Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	254, Dhu al-Hijja	265, Dhu al-Hijja	276, Dhu al-Hijja	287, Dhu al-Hijja
298, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 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
21Aug 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

Dhu al-Hijja 1442 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Jul 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
21Aug 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

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
11 July12 July12 July
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
FriSatSat
16 July17 July17 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
7
SatSunSun
17 July18 July18 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SunMonMon
18 July19 July19 July
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
MonTueTue
19 July20 July20 July
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
MonTueTue
19 July20 July20 July
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
TueWedWed
20 July21 July21 July
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
24 July25 July25 July
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SunMonMon
25 July26 July26 July
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
26 July27 July27 July
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
28 July29 July29 July
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SunMonMon
1 Aug2 Aug2 Aug
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
TueWedWed
3 Aug4 Aug4 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