Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1459

January to February 2038 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 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 8Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	29, Dhu al-Hijja
310, Dhu al-Hijja	411, Dhu al-Hijja	512, Dhu al-Hijja	613Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	714Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	815Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	916Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1017Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1118, Dhu al-Hijja	1219, Dhu al-Hijja	1320, Dhu al-Hijja	1421The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1623Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1724, Dhu al-Hijja	1825Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1926, Dhu al-Hijja	2027, Dhu al-Hijja	2128, Dhu al-Hijja	2229Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2330, Dhu al-Hijja
2431Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	25Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	262, Dhu al-Hijja	273, Dhu al-Hijja	284, Dhu al-Hijja	295, Dhu al-Hijja	306, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 8Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	29, Dhu al-Hijja
310, Dhu al-Hijja	411, Dhu al-Hijja	512, Dhu al-Hijja	613Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	714Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	815Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	916Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1017Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1118, Dhu al-Hijja	1219, Dhu al-Hijja	1320, Dhu al-Hijja	1421The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1623Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1724, Dhu al-Hijja	1825Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1926, Dhu al-Hijja	2027, Dhu al-Hijja	2128, Dhu al-Hijja	2229Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2330, Dhu al-Hijja
2431Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	25Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	262, Dhu al-Hijja	273, Dhu al-Hijja	284, Dhu al-Hijja	295, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1459 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 8Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	29, Dhu al-Hijja
310, Dhu al-Hijja	411, Dhu al-Hijja	512, Dhu al-Hijja	613Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	714Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	815Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	916Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1017Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1118, Dhu al-Hijja	1219, Dhu al-Hijja	1320, Dhu al-Hijja	1421The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1623Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1724, Dhu al-Hijja	1825Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1926, Dhu al-Hijja	2027, Dhu al-Hijja	2128, Dhu al-Hijja	2229Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2330, Dhu al-Hijja
2431Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	25Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	262, Dhu al-Hijja	273, Dhu al-Hijja	284, Dhu al-Hijja	295, 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
Fri
8 Jan
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Wed
13 Jan
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
Thu
14 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Fri
15 Jan
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Sat
16 Jan
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Sat
16 Jan
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Sun
17 Jan
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
Thu
21 Jan
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Fri
22 Jan
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
Sat
23 Jan
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
Mon
25 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Fri
29 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Sun
31 Jan
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