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Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1455

February to March 2034 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.
  • 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

    Tue
    21 Feb

  2. 6

    Sun
    26 Feb

    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

    Mon
    27 Feb

  4. 8

    Tue
    28 Feb

  5. 9

    Wed
    1 Mar

    Day of Arafa

    Worship

    Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)

    A’maal for this day →

  6. 9

    Wed
    1 Mar

  7. 10

    Thu
    2 Mar

    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

    Mon
    6 Mar

  9. 15

    Tue
    7 Mar

    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

    Wed
    8 Mar

    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

    Fri
    10 Mar

  12. 22

    Tue
    14 Mar

  13. 24

    Thu
    16 Mar

    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
  14. 29

    Tue
    21 Mar

    Nawruz

    Celebration

    Observed on different dates by different communities
    • Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
    • Hazara: Observed
    • Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
    • Khoja: Generally not observed
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