Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1493

January to February 2071 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 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 4Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	25, Dhu al-Hijja	36, Dhu al-Hijja	47, Dhu al-Hijja	58, Dhu al-Hijja	69Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	710Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
811Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	912Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1013Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1114, Dhu al-Hijja	1215, Dhu al-Hijja	1316, Dhu al-Hijja	1417The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1619Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1720, Dhu al-Hijja	1821Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1922, Dhu al-Hijja	2023, Dhu al-Hijja	2124, Dhu al-Hijja
2225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2326, Dhu al-Hijja	2427Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2528, Dhu al-Hijja	2629, Dhu al-Hijja	2730, Dhu al-Hijja	2831, Dhu al-Hijja
29Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	302, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Jan 3Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
24, Dhu al-Hijja	35, Dhu al-Hijja	46, Dhu al-Hijja	57, Dhu al-Hijja	68Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	79Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	810Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
911Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1012Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1113, Dhu al-Hijja	1214, Dhu al-Hijja	1315, Dhu al-Hijja	1416The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1517Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1618Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1719, Dhu al-Hijja	1820Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1921, Dhu al-Hijja	2022, Dhu al-Hijja	2123, Dhu al-Hijja	2224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2325, Dhu al-Hijja	2426Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2527, Dhu al-Hijja	2628, Dhu al-Hijja	2729, Dhu al-Hijja	2830, Dhu al-Hijja	2931, Dhu al-Hijja
30Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1493 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Jan 4Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	25, Dhu al-Hijja	36, Dhu al-Hijja	47, Dhu al-Hijja	58, Dhu al-Hijja	69Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	710Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
811Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	912Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1013Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1114, Dhu al-Hijja	1215, Dhu al-Hijja	1316, Dhu al-Hijja	1417The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1518Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1619Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1720, Dhu al-Hijja	1821Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1922, Dhu al-Hijja	2023, Dhu al-Hijja	2124, Dhu al-Hijja
2225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2326, Dhu al-Hijja	2427Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2528, Dhu al-Hijja	2629, Dhu al-Hijja	2730, Dhu al-Hijja	2831, Dhu al-Hijja
29Feb 1, 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
SunSatSun
4 Jan3 Jan4 Jan
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
FriThuFri
9 Jan8 Jan9 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
SatFriSat
10 Jan9 Jan10 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SunSatSun
11 Jan10 Jan11 Jan
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunMon
12 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunMon
12 Jan11 Jan12 Jan
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
TueMonTue
13 Jan12 Jan13 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
SatFriSat
17 Jan16 Jan17 Jan
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SunSatSun
18 Jan17 Jan18 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
MonSunMon
19 Jan18 Jan19 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
WedTueWed
21 Jan20 Jan21 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SunSatSun
25 Jan24 Jan25 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
TueMonTue
27 Jan26 Jan27 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