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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 12Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 314, Dhu al-Qa'da | 415, Dhu al-Qa'da | 516, Dhu al-Qa'da | 617, Dhu al-Qa'da | 718, Dhu al-Qa'da | 819, Dhu al-Qa'da |
920, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1021, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1122Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1223, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1324, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1425, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1526, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1627, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1728, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1829, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1930, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2031, Dhu al-Qa'da | 21Nov 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 222, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 233Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 244, Dhu al-Qa'da | 255Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 266, Dhu al-Qa'da | 277, Dhu al-Qa'da | 288Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 299, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3010Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
12 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 12 October 1912
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
11 Oct
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 11 October 1912
Friday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 October)
1
12 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 12 October 1912
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
22 Oct
23
3 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 3 November 1912
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
5 Nov
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Tuesday 5 November 1912
28
8 Nov
30
10 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 10 November 1912
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 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.