Hijri calendar
Jumada al-Ula 1373
January to February 1954 جمادى الأولى
Dates for
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.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 6, Jumada al-Ula | 27, Jumada al-Ula | 38, Jumada al-Ula | 49, Jumada al-Ula | |||
| 510Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 611, Jumada al-Ula | 712, Jumada al-Ula | 813, Jumada al-Ula | 914, Jumada al-Ula | 1015, Jumada al-Ula | 1116, Jumada al-Ula |
| 1217Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day reportEve of 13, after Maghrib, Jumada al-Ula | 1318, Jumada al-Ula | 1419, Jumada al-Ula | 1520Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 1621, Jumada al-Ula | 1722, Jumada al-Ula | 1823, Jumada al-Ula |
1924, Jumada al-Ula | 2025, Jumada al-Ula | 2126, Jumada al-Ula | 2227, Jumada al-Ula | 2328, Jumada al-Ula | 2429, Jumada al-Ula | 2530, Jumada al-Ula |
2631, Jumada al-Ula | 27Feb 1, Jumada al-Ula | 282, Jumada al-Ula | 293, Jumada al-Ula | 304, Jumada al-Ula |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 7, Jumada al-Ula | 28, Jumada al-Ula | 39, Jumada al-Ula | ||||
410, Jumada al-Ula | 511Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 612, Jumada al-Ula | 713, Jumada al-Ula | 814, Jumada al-Ula | 915, Jumada al-Ula | 1016, Jumada al-Ula |
1117, Jumada al-Ula | 1218Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day reportEve of 13, after Maghrib, Jumada al-Ula | 1319, Jumada al-Ula | 1420, Jumada al-Ula | 1521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 1622, Jumada al-Ula | 1723, Jumada al-Ula |
1824, Jumada al-Ula | 1925, Jumada al-Ula | 2026, Jumada al-Ula | 2127, Jumada al-Ula | 2228, Jumada al-Ula | 2329, Jumada al-Ula | 2430, Jumada al-Ula |
2531, Jumada al-Ula | 26Feb 1, Jumada al-Ula | 272, Jumada al-Ula | 283, Jumada al-Ula | 294, Jumada al-Ula |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 7, Jumada al-Ula | 28, Jumada al-Ula | 39, Jumada al-Ula | ||||
410, Jumada al-Ula | 511Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) – 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 612, Jumada al-Ula | 713, Jumada al-Ula | 814, Jumada al-Ula | 915, Jumada al-Ula | 1016, Jumada al-Ula |
1117, Jumada al-Ula | 1218Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day reportEve of 13, after Maghrib, Jumada al-Ula | 1319, Jumada al-Ula | 1420, Jumada al-Ula | 1521Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) – 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 1622, Jumada al-Ula | 1723, Jumada al-Ula |
1824, Jumada al-Ula | 1925, Jumada al-Ula | 2026, Jumada al-Ula | 2127, Jumada al-Ula | 2228, Jumada al-Ula | 2329, Jumada al-Ula | 2430, Jumada al-Ula |
2531, Jumada al-Ula | 26Feb 1, Jumada al-Ula | 272, Jumada al-Ula | 283, Jumada al-Ula | 294, Jumada al-Ula | 305, Jumada al-Ula |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- 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 Jumada al-Ula
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SunMonMon
10 Jan11 Jan11 JanWiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Celebration · 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iranian: 5 Jumada al-Ula (wikishia), 5 or 6 AH
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA, duas.org)
- Khoja: 1 Shaban
13
Eve
SunMonMon
17 Jan18 Jan18 JanShahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Mourning · 75-day report
First Fatimiyya in Iranian practice
Sunday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 January)Monday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 January)Monday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Observed; Najafi families keep all three dates
- Indo-Pak: The main block ends on 3 Jumada al-Thani
15
WedThuThu
20 Jan21 Jan21 JanWiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Celebration · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
- Iranian: 5 Shaban
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
