Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1491

January to February 2069 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 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 26Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
227, Dhu al-Hijja	328, Dhu al-Hijja	429, Dhu al-Hijja	530, Dhu al-Hijja	631Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	7Feb 1Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	82Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
93Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	104Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	115, Dhu al-Hijja	126, Dhu al-Hijja	137, Dhu al-Hijja	148The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	159Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1610Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1711, Dhu al-Hijja	1812Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1913, Dhu al-Hijja	2014, Dhu al-Hijja	2115, Dhu al-Hijja	2216Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2317, Dhu al-Hijja	2418Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2519, Dhu al-Hijja	2620, Dhu al-Hijja	2721, Dhu al-Hijja	2822, Dhu al-Hijja	2923, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 25Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	226, Dhu al-Hijja
327, Dhu al-Hijja	428, Dhu al-Hijja	529, Dhu al-Hijja	630Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	731Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	8Feb 1Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	92Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
103Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	114, Dhu al-Hijja	125, Dhu al-Hijja	136, Dhu al-Hijja	147The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	158Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	169Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1710, Dhu al-Hijja	1811Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1912, Dhu al-Hijja	2013, Dhu al-Hijja	2114, Dhu al-Hijja	2215Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2316, Dhu al-Hijja
2417Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2518, Dhu al-Hijja	2619, Dhu al-Hijja	2720, Dhu al-Hijja	2821, Dhu al-Hijja	2922, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1491 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Jan 25Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	226, Dhu al-Hijja
327, Dhu al-Hijja	428, Dhu al-Hijja	529, Dhu al-Hijja	630Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	731Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	8Feb 1Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	92Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
103Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	114, Dhu al-Hijja	125, Dhu al-Hijja	136, Dhu al-Hijja	147The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	158Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	169Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1710, Dhu al-Hijja	1811Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1912, Dhu al-Hijja	2013, Dhu al-Hijja	2114, Dhu al-Hijja	2215Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2316, Dhu al-Hijja
2417Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2518, Dhu al-Hijja	2619, Dhu al-Hijja	2720, Dhu al-Hijja	2821, Dhu al-Hijja	2922, 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
SatFriFri
26 Jan25 Jan25 Jan
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
ThuWedWed
31 Jan30 Jan30 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
FriThuThu
1 Feb31 Jan31 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SatFriFri
2 Feb1 Feb1 Feb
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SunSatSat
3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SunSatSat
3 Feb2 Feb2 Feb
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
MonSunSun
4 Feb3 Feb3 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
FriThuThu
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SatFriFri
9 Feb8 Feb8 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
SunSatSat
10 Feb9 Feb9 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
TueMonMon
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SatFriFri
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
MonSunSun
18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
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