Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1481

May to June 2059 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 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 14Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	316, Dhu al-Hijja	417, Dhu al-Hijja
518, Dhu al-Hijja	619Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	720Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	821Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	922Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1023Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1124, Dhu al-Hijja
1225, Dhu al-Hijja	1326, Dhu al-Hijja	1427The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1629Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1730, Dhu al-Hijja	1831Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
19Jun 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	3012, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 14Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	316, Dhu al-Hijja	417, Dhu al-Hijja
518, Dhu al-Hijja	619Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	720Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	821Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	922Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1023Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1124, Dhu al-Hijja
1225, Dhu al-Hijja	1326, Dhu al-Hijja	1427The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1629Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1730, Dhu al-Hijja	1831Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
19Jun 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 1481 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1May 14Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	316, Dhu al-Hijja	417, Dhu al-Hijja
518, Dhu al-Hijja	619Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	720Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	821Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	922Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1023Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1124, Dhu al-Hijja
1225, Dhu al-Hijja	1326, Dhu al-Hijja	1427The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1528Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1629Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1730, Dhu al-Hijja	1831Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
19Jun 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

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
Wed
14 May
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Mon
19 May
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
Tue
20 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Wed
21 May
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Thu
22 May
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Thu
22 May
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Fri
23 May
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
Tue
27 May
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Wed
28 May
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
Thu
29 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
Sat
31 May
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Wed
4 June
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Fri
6 June
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