Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1557

February to March 2133 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 1557 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Feb 8Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	29, Dhu al-Hijja	310, Dhu al-Hijja	411, Dhu al-Hijja	512, Dhu al-Hijja	613Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	714Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
815Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	916Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1017Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1118, Dhu al-Hijja	1219, Dhu al-Hijja	1320, Dhu al-Hijja	1421The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1522Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1623Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1724, Dhu al-Hijja	1825Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1926, Dhu al-Hijja	2027, Dhu al-Hijja	2128, Dhu al-Hijja
22Mar 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 1557 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 7Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
28, Dhu al-Hijja	39, Dhu al-Hijja	410, Dhu al-Hijja	511, Dhu al-Hijja	612Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	713Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	814Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
915Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1016Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1117, Dhu al-Hijja	1218, Dhu al-Hijja	1319, Dhu al-Hijja	1420The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1622Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1723, Dhu al-Hijja	1824Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1925, Dhu al-Hijja	2026, Dhu al-Hijja	2127, Dhu al-Hijja	2228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
23Mar 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 1557 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1Feb 7Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
28, Dhu al-Hijja	39, Dhu al-Hijja	410, Dhu al-Hijja	511, Dhu al-Hijja	612Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	713Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	814Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja
915Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1016Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1117, Dhu al-Hijja	1218, Dhu al-Hijja	1319, Dhu al-Hijja	1420The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1521Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1622Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1723, Dhu al-Hijja	1824Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1925, Dhu al-Hijja	2026, Dhu al-Hijja	2127, Dhu al-Hijja	2228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja
23Mar 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
SunSatSat
8 Feb7 Feb7 Feb
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
FriThuThu
13 Feb12 Feb12 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
SatFriFri
14 Feb13 Feb13 Feb
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
SunSatSat
15 Feb14 Feb14 Feb
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunSun
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
MonSunSun
16 Feb15 Feb15 Feb
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
TueMonMon
17 Feb16 Feb16 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
SatFriFri
21 Feb20 Feb20 Feb
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
SunSatSat
22 Feb21 Feb21 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
MonSunSun
23 Feb22 Feb22 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
WedTueTue
25 Feb24 Feb24 Feb
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
SunSatSat
1 Mar28 Feb28 Feb
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
TueMonMon
3 Mar2 Mar2 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