Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1471

August to September 2049 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 1471 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Sep 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja
65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja
1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja
2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja	2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja
2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja	2928, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1471 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Sep 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja
65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja
1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja
2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja	2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja
2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja	2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1471 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 31Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2Sep 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja
65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja
1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja
2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja	2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja
2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja	2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, 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
Tue
31 Aug
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Sun
5 Sept
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
Mon
6 Sept
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Tue
7 Sept
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
8 Sept
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
8 Sept
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Thu
9 Sept
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
Mon
13 Sept
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Tue
14 Sept
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
Wed
15 Sept
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
Fri
17 Sept
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Tue
21 Sept
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Thu
23 Sept
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