Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1542

July to August 2118 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 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 21Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	222, Dhu al-Hijja	323, Dhu al-Hijja
424, Dhu al-Hijja	525, Dhu al-Hijja	626Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	727Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	828Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	929Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1030Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1131, Dhu al-Hijja	12Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	132, Dhu al-Hijja	143The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	154Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	165Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	176, Dhu al-Hijja
187Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	198, Dhu al-Hijja	209, Dhu al-Hijja	2110, Dhu al-Hijja	2211Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2312, Dhu al-Hijja	2413Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2514, Dhu al-Hijja	2615, Dhu al-Hijja	2716, Dhu al-Hijja	2817, Dhu al-Hijja	2918, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 21Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	222, Dhu al-Hijja	323, Dhu al-Hijja
424, Dhu al-Hijja	525, Dhu al-Hijja	626Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	727Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	828Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	929Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1030Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1131, Dhu al-Hijja	12Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	132, Dhu al-Hijja	143The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	154Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	165Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	176, Dhu al-Hijja
187Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	198, Dhu al-Hijja	209, Dhu al-Hijja	2110, Dhu al-Hijja	2211Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2312, Dhu al-Hijja	2413Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2514, Dhu al-Hijja	2615, Dhu al-Hijja	2716, Dhu al-Hijja	2817, Dhu al-Hijja	2918, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1542 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Jul 21Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	222, Dhu al-Hijja	323, Dhu al-Hijja
424, Dhu al-Hijja	525, Dhu al-Hijja	626Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	727Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	828Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	929Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1030Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1131, Dhu al-Hijja	12Aug 1, Dhu al-Hijja	132, Dhu al-Hijja	143The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	154Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	165Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	176, Dhu al-Hijja
187Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	198, Dhu al-Hijja	209, Dhu al-Hijja	2110, Dhu al-Hijja	2211Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2312, Dhu al-Hijja	2413Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2514, Dhu al-Hijja	2615, Dhu al-Hijja	2716, Dhu al-Hijja	2817, Dhu al-Hijja	2918, 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
21 July
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Tue
26 July
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
27 July
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Thu
28 July
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Fri
29 July
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Fri
29 July
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Sat
30 July
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
3 Aug
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Thu
4 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
Fri
5 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
Sun
7 Aug
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Thu
11 Aug
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Sat
13 Aug
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