Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1496

December 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 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 1Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	22, Dhu al-Hijja
33, Dhu al-Hijja	44, Dhu al-Hijja	55, Dhu al-Hijja	66Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	77Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	88Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	99Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1010Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1111, Dhu al-Hijja	1212, Dhu al-Hijja	1313, Dhu al-Hijja	1414The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1616Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1717, Dhu al-Hijja	1818Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1919, Dhu al-Hijja	2020, Dhu al-Hijja	2121, Dhu al-Hijja	2222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2323, Dhu al-Hijja
2424Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2525, Dhu al-Hijja	2626, Dhu al-Hijja	2727, Dhu al-Hijja	2828, Dhu al-Hijja	2929, Dhu al-Hijja	3030, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 1Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	22, Dhu al-Hijja
33, Dhu al-Hijja	44, Dhu al-Hijja	55, Dhu al-Hijja	66Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	77Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	88Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	99Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1010Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1111, Dhu al-Hijja	1212, Dhu al-Hijja	1313, Dhu al-Hijja	1414The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1616Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1717, Dhu al-Hijja	1818Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1919, Dhu al-Hijja	2020, Dhu al-Hijja	2121, Dhu al-Hijja	2222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2323, Dhu al-Hijja
2424Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2525, Dhu al-Hijja	2626, Dhu al-Hijja	2727, Dhu al-Hijja	2828, Dhu al-Hijja	2929, Dhu al-Hijja	3030, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1496 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Dec 1Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	22, Dhu al-Hijja
33, Dhu al-Hijja	44, Dhu al-Hijja	55, Dhu al-Hijja	66Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	77Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	88Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	99Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1010Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1111, Dhu al-Hijja	1212, Dhu al-Hijja	1313, Dhu al-Hijja	1414The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1616Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1717, Dhu al-Hijja	1818Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1919, Dhu al-Hijja	2020, Dhu al-Hijja	2121, Dhu al-Hijja	2222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2323, Dhu al-Hijja
2424Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2525, Dhu al-Hijja	2626, Dhu al-Hijja	2727, Dhu al-Hijja	2828, Dhu al-Hijja	2929, Dhu al-Hijja	3030, 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
Fri
1 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Wed
6 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
Thu
7 Dec
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Fri
8 Dec
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Sat
9 Dec
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Sat
9 Dec
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Sun
10 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
Thu
14 Dec
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Fri
15 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
Sat
16 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
Mon
18 Dec
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Fri
22 Dec
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Sun
24 Dec
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