Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1562

December 2137 to January 2138 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 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 15Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	317, Dhu al-Hijja	418, Dhu al-Hijja	519, Dhu al-Hijja	620Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	721Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
822Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	923Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1024Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1125, Dhu al-Hijja	1226, Dhu al-Hijja	1327, Dhu al-Hijja	1428The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1630Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1731, Dhu al-Hijja	18Jan 1Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	192, Dhu al-Hijja	203, Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja
225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	236, Dhu al-Hijja	247Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	258, Dhu al-Hijja	269, Dhu al-Hijja	2710, Dhu al-Hijja	2811, Dhu al-Hijja
2912, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 15Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	317, Dhu al-Hijja	418, Dhu al-Hijja	519, Dhu al-Hijja	620Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	721Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
822Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	923Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1024Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1125, Dhu al-Hijja	1226, Dhu al-Hijja	1327, Dhu al-Hijja	1428The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1630Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1731, Dhu al-Hijja	18Jan 1Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	192, Dhu al-Hijja	203, Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja
225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	236, Dhu al-Hijja	247Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	258, Dhu al-Hijja	269, Dhu al-Hijja	2710, Dhu al-Hijja	2811, Dhu al-Hijja
2912, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1562 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Dec 15Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	216, Dhu al-Hijja	317, Dhu al-Hijja	418, Dhu al-Hijja	519, Dhu al-Hijja	620Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	721Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
822Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	923Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1024Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1125, Dhu al-Hijja	1226, Dhu al-Hijja	1327, Dhu al-Hijja	1428The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1529Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1630Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1731, Dhu al-Hijja	18Jan 1Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	192, Dhu al-Hijja	203, Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja
225Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	236, Dhu al-Hijja	247Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	258, Dhu al-Hijja	269, Dhu al-Hijja	2710, Dhu al-Hijja	2811, Dhu al-Hijja
2912, 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
Sun
15 Dec
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
Fri
20 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
Sat
21 Dec
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
Sun
22 Dec
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
Mon
23 Dec
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
Mon
23 Dec
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
Tue
24 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
Sat
28 Dec
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
Sun
29 Dec
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
Mon
30 Dec
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
Wed
1 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
Sun
5 Jan
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
Tue
7 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