Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1516

April to May 2093 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 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 28Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	229, Dhu al-Hijja	330, Dhu al-Hijja	4May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	52, Dhu al-Hijja
63Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	74Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	85Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	96Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	107Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	118, Dhu al-Hijja	129, Dhu al-Hijja
1310, Dhu al-Hijja	1411The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1613Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1714, Dhu al-Hijja	1815Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1916, Dhu al-Hijja
2017, Dhu al-Hijja	2118, Dhu al-Hijja	2219Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2320, Dhu al-Hijja	2421Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2522, Dhu al-Hijja	2623, Dhu al-Hijja
2724, Dhu al-Hijja	2825, Dhu al-Hijja	2926, Dhu al-Hijja	3027, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 28Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	229, Dhu al-Hijja	330, Dhu al-Hijja	4May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	52, Dhu al-Hijja
63Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	74Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	85Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	96Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	107Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	118, Dhu al-Hijja	129, Dhu al-Hijja
1310, Dhu al-Hijja	1411The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1613Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1714, Dhu al-Hijja	1815Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1916, Dhu al-Hijja
2017, Dhu al-Hijja	2118, Dhu al-Hijja	2219Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2320, Dhu al-Hijja	2421Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2522, Dhu al-Hijja	2623, Dhu al-Hijja
2724, Dhu al-Hijja	2825, Dhu al-Hijja	2926, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1516 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Apr 28Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	229, Dhu al-Hijja	330, Dhu al-Hijja	4May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	52, Dhu al-Hijja
63Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	74Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	85Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	96Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	107Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	118, Dhu al-Hijja	129, Dhu al-Hijja
1310, Dhu al-Hijja	1411The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1613Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1714, Dhu al-Hijja	1815Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1916, Dhu al-Hijja
2017, Dhu al-Hijja	2118, Dhu al-Hijja	2219Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2320, Dhu al-Hijja	2421Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2522, Dhu al-Hijja	2623, Dhu al-Hijja
2724, Dhu al-Hijja	2825, Dhu al-Hijja	2926, 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
Tue
28 Apr
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Sun
3 May
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
4 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Tue
5 May
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
6 May
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Wed
6 May
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Thu
7 May
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
11 May
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Tue
12 May
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
13 May
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
15 May
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Tue
19 May
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Thu
21 May
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