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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 22Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 223, Dhu al-Qa'da | 324, Dhu al-Qa'da | 425, Dhu al-Qa'da | 526, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
627, Dhu al-Qa'da | 728, Dhu al-Qa'da | 829, Dhu al-Qa'da | 930, Dhu al-Qa'da | 10Oct 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 112Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 123, Dhu al-Qa'da |
134, Dhu al-Qa'da | 145, Dhu al-Qa'da | 156, Dhu al-Qa'da | 167, Dhu al-Qa'da | 178, Dhu al-Qa'da | 189, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1910, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2011, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2112, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2314Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2415, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2516Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2617, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2718, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2819Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2920Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
22 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 22 September 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
21 Sept
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 21 September 1914
Monday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 September)
1
22 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 22 September 1914
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
2 Oct
23
14 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 14 October 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
16 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 16 October 1914
28
19 Oct
29
20 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 20 October 1914
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.