8 Rabi al-Thani
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 40-day report
First Fatimiyya in Najafi practice
Dates year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Rabi al-Thani 1447 | Expected | |
| 8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 | Confirmed | |
| 8 Rabi al-Thani 1449 | Expected | |
| 8 Rabi al-Thani 1450 | Expected |
Hijri months begin by moon sighting, not by calculation. A date marked expected is the calculated one and may move by a day when the Centre confirms the month.
About this day
Three dates are reported for the martyrdom of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a). This is the earliest of them, the forty-day report, in 11 AH, and it is the first Fatimiyya window for those who keep all three. Twelver communities differ over which windows they keep, and not every family marks this one, so the Centre keeps it on the calendar for those who do.
Communities differ on this
The Centre’s congregation includes Indian, Pakistani, Irani, Hazara, Iraqi and Afghan families, and they do not all keep this on the same day. The date above is the one the Centre observes; it is not a ruling on anyone else’s.