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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 25Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 226, Dhu al-Qa'da | 327, Dhu al-Qa'da | 428, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
529, Dhu al-Qa'da | 630, Dhu al-Qa'da | 7Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 82, Dhu al-Qa'da | 93, Dhu al-Qa'da | 104, Dhu al-Qa'da | 115Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
126, Dhu al-Qa'da | 137, Dhu al-Qa'da | 148, Dhu al-Qa'da | 159, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1610, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1711, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1812, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1913, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2014, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2115, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2216, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2317Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2418, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2519Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2620, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2721, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2822Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2923, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3024Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
25 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 25 November 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
24 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 24 November 1908
Tuesday 24 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 November)
1
25 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 25 November 1908
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
5 Dec
23
17 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 17 December 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
19 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 19 December 1908
28
22 Dec
30
24 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 24 December 1908
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.