Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1450

April to May 2029 ذو الحجّة

Dates for

Dates expectedHijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.

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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in Pakistan. 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, and every date below may move by a day when it is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian dates.

Dhu al-Hijja 1450 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 17Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	218, Dhu al-Hijja	319, Dhu al-Hijja	420, Dhu al-Hijja	521, Dhu al-Hijja
622Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	723Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	824Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	925Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1026Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1127, Dhu al-Hijja	1228, Dhu al-Hijja
1329, Dhu al-Hijja	1430The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	15May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	162Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	173, Dhu al-Hijja	184Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	195, Dhu al-Hijja
206, Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja	228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	239, Dhu al-Hijja	2410Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2511, Dhu al-Hijja	2612, Dhu al-Hijja
2713, Dhu al-Hijja	2814, Dhu al-Hijja	2915, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1450 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja
1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	16May 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	172, Dhu al-Hijja	183Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	194, Dhu al-Hijja	205, Dhu al-Hijja
216, Dhu al-Hijja	227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	238, Dhu al-Hijja	249Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2510, Dhu al-Hijja	2611, Dhu al-Hijja	2712, Dhu al-Hijja
2813, Dhu al-Hijja	2914, Dhu al-Hijja	3015, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1450 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Apr 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja
1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	16May 1Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	172, Dhu al-Hijja	183Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	194, Dhu al-Hijja	205, Dhu al-Hijja
216, Dhu al-Hijja	227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	238, Dhu al-Hijja	249Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2510, Dhu al-Hijja	2611, Dhu al-Hijja	2712, Dhu al-Hijja
2813, Dhu al-Hijja	2914, Dhu al-Hijja	3015, 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
TueMonMon
17 Apr16 Apr16 Apr
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SunSatSat
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
MonSunSun
23 Apr22 Apr22 Apr
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
TueMonMon
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
25 Apr24 Apr24 Apr
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
ThuWedWed
26 Apr25 Apr25 Apr
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
MonSunSun
30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
TueMonMon
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
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
WedTueTue
2 May1 May1 May
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
FriThuThu
4 May3 May3 May
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
TueMonMon
8 May7 May7 May
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
ThuWedWed
10 May9 May9 May
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