Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1508

July to August 2085 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 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 24Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	225, Dhu al-Hijja	326, Dhu al-Hijja	427, Dhu al-Hijja	528, Dhu al-Hijja
629Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	730Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	831Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	9Aug 1Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	102Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	113, Dhu al-Hijja	124, Dhu al-Hijja
135, Dhu al-Hijja	146The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	157Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	168Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	179, Dhu al-Hijja	1810Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1911, Dhu al-Hijja
2012, Dhu al-Hijja	2113, Dhu al-Hijja	2214Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2315, Dhu al-Hijja	2416Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2517, Dhu al-Hijja	2618, Dhu al-Hijja
2719, Dhu al-Hijja	2820, Dhu al-Hijja	2921, Dhu al-Hijja	3022, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 24Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	225, Dhu al-Hijja	326, Dhu al-Hijja	427, Dhu al-Hijja	528, Dhu al-Hijja
629Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	730Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	831Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	9Aug 1Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	102Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	113, Dhu al-Hijja	124, Dhu al-Hijja
135, Dhu al-Hijja	146The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	157Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	168Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	179, Dhu al-Hijja	1810Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1911, Dhu al-Hijja
2012, Dhu al-Hijja	2113, Dhu al-Hijja	2214Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2315, Dhu al-Hijja	2416Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2517, Dhu al-Hijja	2618, Dhu al-Hijja
2719, Dhu al-Hijja	2820, Dhu al-Hijja	2921, Dhu al-Hijja	3022, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1508 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jul 24Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	225, Dhu al-Hijja	326, Dhu al-Hijja	427, Dhu al-Hijja	528, Dhu al-Hijja
629Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	730Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	831Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	9Aug 1Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	102Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	113, Dhu al-Hijja	124, Dhu al-Hijja
135, Dhu al-Hijja	146The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	157Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	168Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	179, Dhu al-Hijja	1810Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1911, Dhu al-Hijja
2012, Dhu al-Hijja	2113, Dhu al-Hijja	2214Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2315, Dhu al-Hijja	2416Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2517, Dhu al-Hijja	2618, Dhu al-Hijja
2719, Dhu al-Hijja	2820, Dhu al-Hijja	2921, Dhu al-Hijja	3022, Dhu al-Hijja

Mourning
Celebration
Worship
Commemoration
Bar: in the calendar, no programme announced yet
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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
Tue
24 July
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Sun
29 July
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
Mon
30 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Tue
31 July
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
1 Aug
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
1 Aug
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Thu
2 Aug
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
Mon
6 Aug
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Tue
7 Aug
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
Wed
8 Aug
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
Fri
10 Aug
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Tue
14 Aug
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Thu
16 Aug
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