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 11Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 313, Dhu al-Qa'da | 414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 515, Dhu al-Qa'da | 616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 818, Dhu al-Qa'da |
919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1020, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1121Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1525, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1929, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 21Oct 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
11 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 11 September 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
10 Sept
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 10 September 1915
Friday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 September)
1
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 11 September 1915
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
21 Sept
23
3 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 3 October 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
5 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Tuesday 5 October 1915
28
8 Oct
30
10 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 10 October 1915
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.