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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 30Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 231, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
3Feb 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 42, Dhu al-Qa'da | 53, Dhu al-Qa'da | 64, Dhu al-Qa'da | 75, Dhu al-Qa'da | 86, Dhu al-Qa'da | 97, Dhu al-Qa'da |
108, Dhu al-Qa'da | 119Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1311, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1513, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1614, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1715, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1816, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1917, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2018, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2119, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2220, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2321Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2422, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2523Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2826Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2927, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3028Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
30 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 30 January 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
29 Jan
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 29 January 1903
Thursday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 January)
1
30 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 30 January 1903
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
9 Feb
23
21 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 21 February 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
23 Feb
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Monday 23 February 1903
28
26 Feb
30
28 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 28 February 1903
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.