Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1587

March to April 2162 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 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1Mar 19Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	220, Dhu al-Hijja
321Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	422, Dhu al-Hijja	523, Dhu al-Hijja	624Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	725Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	826Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	927Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
1028Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1129, Dhu al-Hijja	1230, Dhu al-Hijja	1331, Dhu al-Hijja	14Apr 1The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	152Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	163Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja
174, Dhu al-Hijja	185Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	196, Dhu al-Hijja	207, Dhu al-Hijja	218, Dhu al-Hijja	229Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	2310, Dhu al-Hijja
2411Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	2512, Dhu al-Hijja	2613, Dhu al-Hijja	2714, Dhu al-Hijja	2815, Dhu al-Hijja	2916, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 18Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	320, Dhu al-Hijja
421Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	522, Dhu al-Hijja	623Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	724Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	825Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	926Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1027Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1128, Dhu al-Hijja	1229, Dhu al-Hijja	1330, Dhu al-Hijja	1431The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	15Apr 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	162Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	173, Dhu al-Hijja
184Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	195, Dhu al-Hijja	206, Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja	228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	239, Dhu al-Hijja	2410Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2511, Dhu al-Hijja	2612, Dhu al-Hijja	2713, Dhu al-Hijja	2814, Dhu al-Hijja	2915, Dhu al-Hijja	3016, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1587 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1Mar 18Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	219, Dhu al-Hijja	320, Dhu al-Hijja
421Nawruz, Dhu al-Hijja	522, Dhu al-Hijja	623Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	724Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	825Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	926Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1027Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja
1128, Dhu al-Hijja	1229, Dhu al-Hijja	1330, Dhu al-Hijja	1431The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	15Apr 1Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	162Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	173, Dhu al-Hijja
184Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	195, Dhu al-Hijja	206, Dhu al-Hijja	217, Dhu al-Hijja	228Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	239, Dhu al-Hijja	2410Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja
2511, Dhu al-Hijja	2612, Dhu al-Hijja	2713, Dhu al-Hijja	2814, Dhu al-Hijja	2915, Dhu al-Hijja	3016, 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
FriThuThu
19 Mar18 Mar18 Mar
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
344
Sun
21 Mar
Nawruz
Celebration
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: Observed; al-Majlisi held the recognising hadiths more reliable
- Hazara: Observed
- Indo-Pak: Generally not observed
- Khoja: Generally not observed
6
WedTueTue
24 Mar23 Mar23 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
25 Mar24 Mar24 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
FriThuThu
26 Mar25 Mar25 Mar
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
SatFriFri
27 Mar26 Mar26 Mar
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
SunSatSat
28 Mar27 Mar27 Mar
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
ThuWedWed
1 Apr31 Mar31 Mar
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
FriThuThu
2 Apr1 Apr1 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
SatFriFri
3 Apr2 Apr2 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
MonSunSun
5 Apr4 Apr4 Apr
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
FriThuThu
9 Apr8 Apr8 Apr
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
SunSatSat
11 Apr10 Apr10 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