Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1518

April to May 2095 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 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Apr 7Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	28, Dhu al-Hijja	39, Dhu al-Hijja
410, Dhu al-Hijja	511, Dhu al-Hijja	612Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	713Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	814Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	915Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1016Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1117, Dhu al-Hijja	1218, Dhu al-Hijja	1319, Dhu al-Hijja	1420The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1622Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1723, Dhu al-Hijja
1824Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1925, Dhu al-Hijja	2026, Dhu al-Hijja	2127, Dhu al-Hijja	2228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2329, Dhu al-Hijja	2430Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
25May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	262, Dhu al-Hijja	273, Dhu al-Hijja	284, Dhu al-Hijja	295, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 6Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	27, Dhu al-Hijja	38, Dhu al-Hijja	49, Dhu al-Hijja
510, Dhu al-Hijja	611Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	712Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	813Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	914Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1015Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1116, Dhu al-Hijja
1217, Dhu al-Hijja	1318, Dhu al-Hijja	1419The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1621Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1722, Dhu al-Hijja	1823Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1924, Dhu al-Hijja	2025, Dhu al-Hijja	2126, Dhu al-Hijja	2227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2328, Dhu al-Hijja	2429Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2530, Dhu al-Hijja
26May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	272, Dhu al-Hijja	283, Dhu al-Hijja	294, Dhu al-Hijja	305, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1518 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Apr 6Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	27, Dhu al-Hijja	38, Dhu al-Hijja	49, Dhu al-Hijja
510, Dhu al-Hijja	611Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	712Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	813Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	914Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1015Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1116, Dhu al-Hijja
1217, Dhu al-Hijja	1318, Dhu al-Hijja	1419The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1520Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1621Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1722, Dhu al-Hijja	1823Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1924, Dhu al-Hijja	2025, Dhu al-Hijja	2126, Dhu al-Hijja	2227Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2328, Dhu al-Hijja	2429Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2530, Dhu al-Hijja
26May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	272, Dhu al-Hijja	283, Dhu al-Hijja	294, Dhu al-Hijja	305, 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
ThuWedWed
7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
TueMonMon
12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
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
WedTueTue
13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
ThuWedWed
14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuThu
15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
FriThuThu
15 Apr14 Apr14 Apr
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SatFriFri
16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
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
WedTueTue
20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
ThuWedWed
21 Apr20 Apr20 Apr
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
FriThuThu
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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
SunSatSat
24 Apr23 Apr23 Apr
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
ThuWedWed
28 Apr27 Apr27 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SatFriFri
30 Apr29 Apr29 Apr
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