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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 20Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 221, Dhu al-Qa'da | 322, Dhu al-Qa'da | 423, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
524, Dhu al-Qa'da | 625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 827, Dhu al-Qa'da | 928, Dhu al-Qa'da | 10Mar 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 112Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
123, Dhu al-Qa'da | 134, Dhu al-Qa'da | 145, Dhu al-Qa'da | 156, Dhu al-Qa'da | 167, Dhu al-Qa'da | 178, Dhu al-Qa'da | 189, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1910, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2011, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2112, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2314Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2415, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2516Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2617, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2718, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2819Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2920, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3021Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
20 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 20 February 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
19 Feb
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 19 February 1901
Tuesday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 February)
1
20 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 20 February 1901
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
2 Mar
23
14 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 14 March 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
16 Mar
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 16 March 1901
28
19 Mar
30
21 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 21 March 1901
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.