Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1523

February to March 2100 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 1523 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Feb 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja
314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja	516, Dhu al-Hijja	617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja	1223, Dhu al-Hijja	1324, Dhu al-Hijja	1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
1728, Dhu al-Hijja	18Mar 1Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	192, Dhu al-Hijja	203, Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	236, Dhu al-Hijja
247Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	258, Dhu al-Hijja	269, Dhu al-Hijja	2710, Dhu al-Hijja	2811, Dhu al-Hijja	2912, Dhu al-Hijja	3013, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1523 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 11Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	313, Dhu al-Hijja
414, Dhu al-Hijja	515, Dhu al-Hijja	616Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	717Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	818Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	919Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1020Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1121, Dhu al-Hijja	1222, Dhu al-Hijja	1323, Dhu al-Hijja	1424The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1626Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1727, Dhu al-Hijja
1828Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	19Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	202, Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	235, Dhu al-Hijja	246Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
257, Dhu al-Hijja	268, Dhu al-Hijja	279, Dhu al-Hijja	2810, Dhu al-Hijja	2911, Dhu al-Hijja	3012, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1523 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Feb 11Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	313, Dhu al-Hijja
414, Dhu al-Hijja	515, Dhu al-Hijja	616Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	717Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	818Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	919Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1020Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1121, Dhu al-Hijja	1222, Dhu al-Hijja	1323, Dhu al-Hijja	1424The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1525Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1626Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1727, Dhu al-Hijja
1828Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	19Mar 1, Dhu al-Hijja	202, Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	224Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	235, Dhu al-Hijja	246Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
257, Dhu al-Hijja	268, Dhu al-Hijja	279, Dhu al-Hijja	2810, Dhu al-Hijja	2911, Dhu al-Hijja	3012, 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

Subscribe to the calendar

1
FriThuThu
12 Feb11 Feb11 Feb
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
WedTueTue
17 Feb16 Feb16 Feb
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
ThuWedWed
18 Feb17 Feb17 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
19 Feb18 Feb18 Feb
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
20 Feb19 Feb19 Feb
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunSatSat
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
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
ThuWedWed
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriThuThu
26 Feb25 Feb25 Feb
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
SatFriFri
27 Feb26 Feb26 Feb
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
MonSunSun
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriThuThu
5 Mar4 Mar4 Mar
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunSatSat
7 Mar6 Mar6 Mar
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