Hijri calendar

Dhu al-Hijja 1593

January to February 2168 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 1593 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja
517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	820Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja
1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja	1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1931, Dhu al-Hijja	20Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja
267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja	289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1593 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1Jan 12Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	213, Dhu al-Hijja	314, Dhu al-Hijja	415, Dhu al-Hijja	516, Dhu al-Hijja
617Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	718Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	819Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	920Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1021Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1122, Dhu al-Hijja	1223, Dhu al-Hijja
1324, Dhu al-Hijja	1425The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1526Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1627Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1728, Dhu al-Hijja	1829Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja	1930, Dhu al-Hijja
2031, Dhu al-Hijja	21Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	222Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	233, Dhu al-Hijja	244Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	255, Dhu al-Hijja	266, Dhu al-Hijja
277, Dhu al-Hijja	288, Dhu al-Hijja	299, Dhu al-Hijja	3010, Dhu al-Hijja

Dhu al-Hijja 1593 AH, shown with Gregorian dates
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1Jan 13Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	214, Dhu al-Hijja	315, Dhu al-Hijja	416, Dhu al-Hijja
517, Dhu al-Hijja	618Martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a) – alternate report, Dhu al-Hijja	719Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a), Dhu al-Hijja	820Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala, Dhu al-Hijja	921Day of Arafa, Dhu al-Hijja, Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil	1022Eid al-Adha, Dhu al-Hijja	1123, Dhu al-Hijja
1224, Dhu al-Hijja	1325, Dhu al-Hijja	1426The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1527Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a), Dhu al-Hijja	1628Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 16 Dhu al-Hijja reckoning, Dhu al-Hijja	1729, Dhu al-Hijja	1830Eid al-Ghadir, Dhu al-Hijja
1931, Dhu al-Hijja	20Feb 1, Dhu al-Hijja	212, Dhu al-Hijja	223Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar, Dhu al-Hijja	234, Dhu al-Hijja	245Day of Mubahala, Dhu al-Hijja	256, Dhu al-Hijja
267, Dhu al-Hijja	278, Dhu al-Hijja	289, Dhu al-Hijja	2910, 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
WedTueWed
13 Jan12 Jan13 Jan
Marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
6
MonSunMon
18 Jan17 Jan18 Jan
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
TueMonTue
19 Jan18 Jan19 Jan
Shahadat of Imam al-Baqir (a)
Mourning
8
WedTueWed
20 Jan19 Jan20 Jan
Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca toward Karbala
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuWedThu
21 Jan20 Jan21 Jan
Day of Arafa
Worship
Dua Arafa of Imam al-Husayn (a)
A’maal for this day →
9
ThuWedThu
21 Jan20 Jan21 Jan
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Mourning
A’maal for this day →
10
FriThuFri
22 Jan21 Jan22 Jan
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
TueMonTue
26 Jan25 Jan26 Jan
The Prophet (s) gives Fadak to Sayyida Fatima (a)
Commemoration
15
WedTueWed
27 Jan26 Jan27 Jan
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
ThuWedThu
28 Jan27 Jan28 Jan
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
SatFriSat
30 Jan29 Jan30 Jan
Eid al-Ghadir
Celebration
A’maal for this day →
22
WedTueWed
3 Feb2 Feb3 Feb
Martyrdom of Maytham al-Tammar
Mourning
24
FriThuFri
5 Feb4 Feb5 Feb
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