Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1540

August to September 2116 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 1540 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Aug 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	22Sep 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 1540 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 10Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	211, Dhu al-Hijja	312, Dhu al-Hijja	413, Dhu al-Hijja	514, Dhu al-Hijja	615Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
716Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	817Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	918Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1019Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1120, Dhu al-Hijja	1221, Dhu al-Hijja	1322, Dhu al-Hijja
1423The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1625Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1726, Dhu al-Hijja	1827Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1928, Dhu al-Hijja	2029, Dhu al-Hijja
2130, Dhu al-Hijja	2231Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	23Sep 1, Dhu al-Hijja	242Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	253, Dhu al-Hijja	264, Dhu al-Hijja	275, Dhu al-Hijja
286, Dhu al-Hijja	297, Dhu al-Hijja	308, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1540 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Aug 10Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	211, Dhu al-Hijja	312, Dhu al-Hijja	413, Dhu al-Hijja	514, Dhu al-Hijja	615Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
716Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	817Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	918Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1019Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1120, Dhu al-Hijja	1221, Dhu al-Hijja	1322, Dhu al-Hijja
1423The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1524Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1625Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1726, Dhu al-Hijja	1827Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1928, Dhu al-Hijja	2029, Dhu al-Hijja
2130, Dhu al-Hijja	2231Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	23Sep 1, Dhu al-Hijja	242Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	253, Dhu al-Hijja	264, Dhu al-Hijja	275, Dhu al-Hijja
286, Dhu al-Hijja	297, Dhu al-Hijja	308, 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
TueMonMon
11 Aug10 Aug10 Aug
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SunSatSat
16 Aug15 Aug15 Aug
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
MonSunSun
17 Aug16 Aug16 Aug
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
TueMonMon
18 Aug17 Aug17 Aug
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
19 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
WedTueTue
19 Aug18 Aug18 Aug
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
ThuWedWed
20 Aug19 Aug19 Aug
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
MonSunSun
24 Aug23 Aug23 Aug
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
TueMonMon
25 Aug24 Aug24 Aug
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
WedTueTue
26 Aug25 Aug25 Aug
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
FriThuThu
28 Aug27 Aug27 Aug
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
TueMonMon
1 Sept31 Aug31 Aug
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
ThuWedWed
3 Sept2 Sept2 Sept
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