Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1528

December 2104 to January 2105 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 1528 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
221, Dhu al-Hijja	322, Dhu al-Hijja	423, Dhu al-Hijja	524, Dhu al-Hijja	625Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	726Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	827Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
928Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1029Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1130, Dhu al-Hijja	1231, Dhu al-Hijja	13Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	142The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	153Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
164Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	175, Dhu al-Hijja	186Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	197, Dhu al-Hijja	208, Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	2210Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2311, Dhu al-Hijja	2412Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2513, Dhu al-Hijja	2614, Dhu al-Hijja	2715, Dhu al-Hijja	2816, Dhu al-Hijja	2917, Dhu al-Hijja
3018, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1528 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
221, Dhu al-Hijja	322, Dhu al-Hijja	423, Dhu al-Hijja	524, Dhu al-Hijja	625Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	726Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	827Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
928Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1029Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1130, Dhu al-Hijja	1231, Dhu al-Hijja	13Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	142The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	153Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
164Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	175, Dhu al-Hijja	186Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	197, Dhu al-Hijja	208, Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	2210Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2311, Dhu al-Hijja	2412Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2513, Dhu al-Hijja	2614, Dhu al-Hijja	2715, Dhu al-Hijja	2816, Dhu al-Hijja	2917, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1528 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Dec 20Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
221, Dhu al-Hijja	322, Dhu al-Hijja	423, Dhu al-Hijja	524, Dhu al-Hijja	625Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	726Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	827Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
928Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1029Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1130, Dhu al-Hijja	1231, Dhu al-Hijja	13Jan 1, Dhu al-Hijja	142The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	153Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
164Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	175, Dhu al-Hijja	186Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	197, Dhu al-Hijja	208, Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	2210Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
2311, Dhu al-Hijja	2412Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2513, Dhu al-Hijja	2614, Dhu al-Hijja	2715, Dhu al-Hijja	2816, Dhu al-Hijja	2917, 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
20 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Thu
25 Dec
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
26 Dec
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Sat
27 Dec
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Sun
28 Dec
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Sun
28 Dec
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Mon
29 Dec
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
2 Jan
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Sat
3 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
Sun
4 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
Tue
6 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Sat
10 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Mon
12 Jan
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