<script language=Javascript>
$(document).ready(function(){
	$("#theTab").tabs({
		select: function() {
			window.location.href = $(this).attr('href');	//go to link from a tag.
		}
	});
});
</script>

Tab format:
<ul id="theTab">
	<li><a href="{link}"><span>{label}</span></a></li>
</ul>

<script language=Javascript>
$(document).ready(function(){
	$("#tabsModule > ul").tabs({
		selected:<?=$arrTabs[$module];?>,
		ajaxOptions: { async: true },
		select: function() {
			window.location.href = $(this).attr('href');
		}
	});
});
</script>

Go to link location when tab clicked (or selected actually) using 'select' event.

jQuery UI tab - onselect goto link

link, jquery

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