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 19Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 220, Dhu al-Qa'da | 321, Dhu al-Qa'da | 422, Dhu al-Qa'da | 523, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 826, Dhu al-Qa'da | 927, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1028, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1129Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1230, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1331, Dhu al-Qa'da | 14Feb 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 152, Dhu al-Qa'da | 163, Dhu al-Qa'da | 174, Dhu al-Qa'da | 185, Dhu al-Qa'da | 196, Dhu al-Qa'da |
207, Dhu al-Qa'da | 218, Dhu al-Qa'da | 229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2310Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2411, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2512Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2613, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2714, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2815Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2916, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3017Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
19 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 19 January 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
18 Jan
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 18 January 1904
Monday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 January)
1
19 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 19 January 1904
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
29 Jan
23
10 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 10 February 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
12 Feb
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 12 February 1904
28
15 Feb
30
17 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 17 February 1904
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.