Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1495

December 2072 to January 2073 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 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja	516, Dhu al-Hijja	617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja	1223, Dhu al-Hijja	1324, Dhu al-Hijja
1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1728, Dhu al-Hijja	1829Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1930, Dhu al-Hijja	2031, Dhu al-Hijja
21Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	233, Dhu al-Hijja	244Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	255, Dhu al-Hijja	266, Dhu al-Hijja	277, Dhu al-Hijja
288, Dhu al-Hijja	299, Dhu al-Hijja	3010, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja	516, Dhu al-Hijja	617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja	1223, Dhu al-Hijja	1324, Dhu al-Hijja
1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1728, Dhu al-Hijja	1829Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1930, Dhu al-Hijja	2031, Dhu al-Hijja
21Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	233, Dhu al-Hijja	244Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	255, Dhu al-Hijja	266, Dhu al-Hijja	277, Dhu al-Hijja
288, Dhu al-Hijja	299, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1495 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Dec 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja	516, Dhu al-Hijja	617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja	1223, Dhu al-Hijja	1324, Dhu al-Hijja
1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1728, Dhu al-Hijja	1829Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1930, Dhu al-Hijja	2031, Dhu al-Hijja
21Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	233, Dhu al-Hijja	244Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	255, Dhu al-Hijja	266, Dhu al-Hijja	277, Dhu al-Hijja
288, Dhu al-Hijja	299, 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
Mon
12 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Sat
17 Dec
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
Sun
18 Dec
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Mon
19 Dec
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Tue
20 Dec
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Tue
20 Dec
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Wed
21 Dec
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
Sun
25 Dec
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Mon
26 Dec
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
Tue
27 Dec
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
Thu
29 Dec
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Mon
2 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Wed
4 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