13 Jumada al-Ula
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report
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13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Wednesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 October)
The month begins by moon sighting, so there is no download for this date until it is confirmed. A subscription already carries it, marked subject to moon sighting, and corrects it in place.
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13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Wednesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 October)
Calculated for Pakistan: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in Pakistan. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
Next in India
13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1449 · Expected — subject to moon sighting
Thursday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 October)
Calculated for India: the month is expected to begin the day after the crescent can first be seen there by eye. It may move by a day when the month is announced in India. The Centre in North Ipswich keeps the Australian date.
The nights the Centre keeps
Three nights. Each is kept on the evening before its Hijri day, because the Islamic day begins at maghrib. The Centre has not set down in writing which evening it gathers on, so that is how this calendar reads it rather than a ruling.
- 13 Jumada al-UlaMain majlisExpected
Wednesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 October)
The programme for this night has not been announced yet.
- 14 Jumada al-UlaExpected
Thursday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 October)
The programme for this night has not been announced yet.
- 15 Jumada al-UlaExpected
Friday 15 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 October)
The programme for this night has not been announced yet.
These are the calculated dates. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so the whole block may move by a day until the Centre confirms the month — which is why there is no download for it here. A subscription is corrected when the month is confirmed. Subscribe to the Centre’s calendar
What to do on these nights
- A'maal for this day
- Ziyarat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (s), for her martyrdom
- Sayings of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (s)
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Islamic and Gregorian dates, year by year
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1450 | Expected | 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. A past date marked calculated is one for which no sighting was recorded.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in Pakistan. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
| Hijri | Gregorian | |
|---|---|---|
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1447 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 | Calculated | Calculated |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1449 | Expected | Expected |
| 13–15 Jumada al-Ula 1450 | Expected | Expected |
Dates marked confirmed are as announced in India. The others are calculated from when the crescent can first be seen there by eye, and may move by a day when the month is announced.
About this day
This day opens the first of the Centre's two Fatimiyya blocks for Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a), also called Bibi Fatima and Hazrat Fatima, who passed away in the year 11 AH. The Centre keeps three nights, 13 to 15 Jumada al-Ula, with the main majlis on the night of the 13th. The Centre's second block is 1 to 3 Jumada al-Thani and ends on the 3rd. The majlis is held at the Centre, Qasr-e-Zahra (s.a), 80 Downs Street, North Ipswich.
Communities differ on this
Families at the Centre 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.
More from the calendar
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Next: Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya, 1 Jumada al-Thani · Thu, 12 Nov, expected →
- Jumada al-Ula 1449 in the calendar →
Dates, answered
- When is Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report in 2027?
- Expected on the evening of Wednesday 13 October 2027, the night of 13 Jumada al-Ula 1449. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.
- When is Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) – 75-day report in 2028?
- Expected on the evening of Monday 2 October 2028, the night of 13 Jumada al-Ula 1450. The Hijri month begins by moon sighting, so this date is subject to confirmation by the Centre.