Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1583

May 2158April to May 2158April to May 2158 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 1583 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1May 1Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	22, Dhu al-Hijja	33, Dhu al-Hijja	44, Dhu al-Hijja	55, Dhu al-Hijja	66Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
77Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	88Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	99Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1010Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1111, Dhu al-Hijja	1212, Dhu al-Hijja	1313, Dhu al-Hijja
1414The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1515Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1616Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1717, Dhu al-Hijja	1818Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1919, Dhu al-Hijja	2020, Dhu al-Hijja
2121, Dhu al-Hijja	2222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2323, Dhu al-Hijja	2424Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2525, Dhu al-Hijja	2626, Dhu al-Hijja	2727, Dhu al-Hijja
2828, Dhu al-Hijja	2929, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1583 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Apr 30Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja	65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja	1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja	2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja
2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja	2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja
2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1583 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Apr 30Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	2May 1, Dhu al-Hijja	32, Dhu al-Hijja	43, Dhu al-Hijja	54, Dhu al-Hijja	65Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	76Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
87Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	98Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	109Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1110, Dhu al-Hijja	1211, Dhu al-Hijja	1312, Dhu al-Hijja	1413The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1514Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1615Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1716, Dhu al-Hijja	1817Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1918, Dhu al-Hijja	2019, Dhu al-Hijja	2120, Dhu al-Hijja
2221Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2322, Dhu al-Hijja	2423Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2524, Dhu al-Hijja	2625, Dhu al-Hijja	2726, Dhu al-Hijja	2827, Dhu al-Hijja
2928, Dhu al-Hijja	3029, 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
MonSunSun
1 May30 Apr30 Apr
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SatFriFri
6 May5 May5 May
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
SunSatSat
7 May6 May6 May
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
MonSunSun
8 May7 May7 May
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
TueMonMon
9 May8 May8 May
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
TueMonMon
9 May8 May8 May
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
WedTueTue
10 May9 May9 May
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
SunSatSat
14 May13 May13 May
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
MonSunSun
15 May14 May14 May
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
TueMonMon
16 May15 May15 May
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
ThuWedWed
18 May17 May17 May
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
MonSunSun
22 May21 May21 May
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
WedTueTue
24 May23 May23 May
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