Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1586

March to April 2161 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 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1Mar 30Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	231, Dhu al-Hijja	3Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	42, Dhu al-Hijja	53, Dhu al-Hijja	64Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja
75Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	86Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	97Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	108Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	119, Dhu al-Hijja	1210, Dhu al-Hijja	1311, Dhu al-Hijja
1412The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1513Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1614Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1715, Dhu al-Hijja	1816Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1917, Dhu al-Hijja	2018, Dhu al-Hijja
2119, Dhu al-Hijja	2220Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2321, Dhu al-Hijja	2422Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2523, Dhu al-Hijja	2624, Dhu al-Hijja	2725, Dhu al-Hijja
2826, Dhu al-Hijja	2927, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 29Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	230, Dhu al-Hijja	331, Dhu al-Hijja	4Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	52, Dhu al-Hijja	63Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	74Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
85Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	96Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	107Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	118, Dhu al-Hijja	129, Dhu al-Hijja	1310, Dhu al-Hijja	1411The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1613Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1714, Dhu al-Hijja	1815Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1916, Dhu al-Hijja	2017, Dhu al-Hijja	2118, Dhu al-Hijja
2219Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2320, Dhu al-Hijja	2421Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2522, Dhu al-Hijja	2623, Dhu al-Hijja	2724, Dhu al-Hijja	2825, Dhu al-Hijja
2926, Dhu al-Hijja	3027, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1586 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1Mar 29Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	230, Dhu al-Hijja	331, Dhu al-Hijja	4Apr 1, Dhu al-Hijja	52, Dhu al-Hijja	63Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	74Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja
85Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	96Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	107Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	118, Dhu al-Hijja	129, Dhu al-Hijja	1310, Dhu al-Hijja	1411The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja
1512Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1613Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1714, Dhu al-Hijja	1815Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1916, Dhu al-Hijja	2017, Dhu al-Hijja	2118, Dhu al-Hijja
2219Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2320, Dhu al-Hijja	2421Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2522, Dhu al-Hijja	2623, Dhu al-Hijja	2724, Dhu al-Hijja	2825, Dhu al-Hijja
2926, Dhu al-Hijja	3027, 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
30 Mar29 Mar29 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
SatFriFri
4 Apr3 Apr3 Apr
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
5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
MonSunSun
6 Apr5 Apr5 Apr
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
TueMonMon
7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
TueMonMon
7 Apr6 Apr6 Apr
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
WedTueTue
8 Apr7 Apr7 Apr
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
12 Apr11 Apr11 Apr
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
MonSunSun
13 Apr12 Apr12 Apr
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
14 Apr13 Apr13 Apr
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
16 Apr15 Apr15 Apr
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
MonSunSun
20 Apr19 Apr19 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
WedTueTue
22 Apr21 Apr21 Apr
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