Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1456

February to March 2035 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 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 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	19Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	202, Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja
224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	235, Dhu al-Hijja	246Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	257, Dhu al-Hijja	268, Dhu al-Hijja	279, Dhu al-Hijja	2810, Dhu al-Hijja
2911, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 10Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
211, Dhu al-Hijja	312, Dhu al-Hijja	413, Dhu al-Hijja	514, Dhu al-Hijja	615Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	716Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	817Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
918Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1019Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1120, Dhu al-Hijja	1221, Dhu al-Hijja	1322, Dhu al-Hijja	1423The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1625Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1726, Dhu al-Hijja	1827Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1928, Dhu al-Hijja	20Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja	267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja	289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja
3011, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1456 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 10Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
211, Dhu al-Hijja	312, Dhu al-Hijja	413, Dhu al-Hijja	514, Dhu al-Hijja	615Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	716Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	817Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
918Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1019Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1120, Dhu al-Hijja	1221, Dhu al-Hijja	1322, Dhu al-Hijja	1423The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1625Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1726, Dhu al-Hijja	1827Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1928, Dhu al-Hijja	20Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja	267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja	289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja
3011, 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
SunSatSat
11 Feb10 Feb10 Feb
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
FriThuThu
16 Feb15 Feb15 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
7
SatFriFri
17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SunSatSat
18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunSun
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunSun
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
TueMonMon
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
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
SatFriFri
24 Feb23 Feb23 Feb
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SunSatSat
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
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
MonSunSun
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
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
WedTueTue
28 Feb27 Feb27 Feb
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SunSatSat
4 Mar3 Mar3 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
TueMonMon
6 Mar5 Mar5 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