Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1526

January to February 2103 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 1526 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 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	1929, Dhu al-Hijja	2030, Dhu al-Hijja	2131, Dhu al-Hijja	22Feb 1Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	232, Dhu al-Hijja	243Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
254, Dhu al-Hijja	265, Dhu al-Hijja	276, Dhu al-Hijja	287, Dhu al-Hijja	298, Dhu al-Hijja	309, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1526 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 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	1929, Dhu al-Hijja	2030, Dhu al-Hijja	2131, Dhu al-Hijja	22Feb 1Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	232, Dhu al-Hijja	243Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
254, Dhu al-Hijja	265, Dhu al-Hijja	276, Dhu al-Hijja	287, Dhu al-Hijja	298, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1526 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jan 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	1929, Dhu al-Hijja	2030, Dhu al-Hijja	2131, Dhu al-Hijja	22Feb 1Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	232, Dhu al-Hijja	243Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
254, Dhu al-Hijja	265, Dhu al-Hijja	276, Dhu al-Hijja	287, Dhu al-Hijja	298, 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
Thu
11 Jan
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Tue
16 Jan
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
Wed
17 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Thu
18 Jan
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Fri
19 Jan
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Fri
19 Jan
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Sat
20 Jan
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
Wed
24 Jan
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Thu
25 Jan
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
Fri
26 Jan
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
Sun
28 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Thu
1 Feb
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Sat
3 Feb
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