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.
8 observances this month, mostly mourning
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 13Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 214, Dhu al-Qa'da | 315, Dhu al-Qa'da | 416, Dhu al-Qa'da | 517, Dhu al-Qa'da | 618, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
719, Dhu al-Qa'da | 820, Dhu al-Qa'da | 921, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1022, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1123Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1224, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1325, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1426, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1527, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1628, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1729, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1830, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1931, Dhu al-Qa'da | 20Apr 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 223, Dhu al-Qa'da | 234Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 245, Dhu al-Qa'da | 256Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 267, Dhu al-Qa'da | 278, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 289Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2910, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3011Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
13 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 13 March 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
12 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 12 March 1899
Sunday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 March)
1
13 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 13 March 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: SABA records this date instead as the marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)
11
23 Mar
23
4 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 4 April 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
6 Apr
28
9 Apr
30
11 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 11 April 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 29 Dhu al-Qada (SABA and other Indo-Pak calendars)
- Iraqi: 5 or 6 Dhu al-Hijja in some sources
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 days
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.