Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1520

March to April 2097 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 1520 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1631Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	17Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	182Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	193, Dhu al-Hijja	204, Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
237, Dhu al-Hijja	248Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	259, Dhu al-Hijja	2610, Dhu al-Hijja	2711, Dhu al-Hijja	2812, Dhu al-Hijja	2913, Dhu al-Hijja
3014, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1520 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1631Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	17Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	182Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	193, Dhu al-Hijja	204, Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
237, Dhu al-Hijja	248Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	259, Dhu al-Hijja	2610, Dhu al-Hijja	2711, Dhu al-Hijja	2812, Dhu al-Hijja	2913, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1520 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Mar 16Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
217, Dhu al-Hijja	318, Dhu al-Hijja	419, Dhu al-Hijja	520Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	621Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	722Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	823Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
924Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1025Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1126, Dhu al-Hijja	1227, Dhu al-Hijja	1328, Dhu al-Hijja	1429The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1530Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1631Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	17Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	182Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	193, Dhu al-Hijja	204, Dhu al-Hijja	215, Dhu al-Hijja	226Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
237, Dhu al-Hijja	248Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	259, Dhu al-Hijja	2610, Dhu al-Hijja	2711, Dhu al-Hijja	2812, Dhu al-Hijja	2913, 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
Sat
16 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
5
Wed
20 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
6
Thu
21 Mar
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
Fri
22 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Sat
23 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Sun
24 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Sun
24 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Mon
25 Mar
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
Fri
29 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Sat
30 Mar
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
Sun
31 Mar
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
Tue
2 Apr
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Sat
6 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Mon
8 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