The Twelver liturgical year as observed at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre, North Ipswich. Dates are established by moon sighting and each month is marked expected or confirmed.
These dates are expected, not confirmed. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance. Every date below may move by a day.
22 observances this month, mostly mourning
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
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20 Aug
1
20 Aug
Mourning
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Thursday 20 August 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order
2
21 Aug
3
22 Aug
4
23 Aug
5
24 Aug
6
25 Aug
Mourning
Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates
Tuesday 25 August 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th
7
26 Aug
8
27 Aug
9
28 Aug
10
29 Aug
10•
eve
28 Aug
Mourning
Shab-e-Ashura
Friday 28 August 2020
Friday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 August)
11
30 Aug
Mourning
Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad
Sunday 30 August 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
11•
eve
29 Aug
Mourning
Sham-e-Ghariban
Saturday 29 August 2020
Saturday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 August)
12
31 Aug
Mourning
Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa
Monday 31 August 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
12
31 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report
Monday 31 August 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
13
1 Sept
20
8 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 8 September 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram (SABA calendar convention)
21
9 Sept
25
13 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Sunday 13 September 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
26
14 Sept
Mourning
Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)
Monday 14 September 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Ali al-Khayr, 146 AH (duas.org)
28
16 Sept
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.