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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 27Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 228, Dhu al-Qa'da | 329, Dhu al-Qa'da | 430, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
531, Dhu al-Qa'da | 6Jan 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 72, Dhu al-Qa'da | 83, Dhu al-Qa'da | 94, Dhu al-Qa'da | 105, Dhu al-Qa'da | 116Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
127, Dhu al-Qa'da | 138, Dhu al-Qa'da | 149, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1510, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1813, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2015, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2116, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2318Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2520Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2823Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3025Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
27 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 27 December 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
26 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 26 December 1905
Tuesday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 December)
1
27 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 27 December 1905
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
6 Jan
23
18 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 18 January 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
20 Jan
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 20 January 1906
28
23 Jan
30
25 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 25 January 1906
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.