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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 30Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 231, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3Sep 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 42, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
53, Dhu al-Qa'da | 64, Dhu al-Qa'da | 75, Dhu al-Qa'da | 86, Dhu al-Qa'da | 97, Dhu al-Qa'da | 108, Dhu al-Qa'da | 119Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1311, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1513, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1614, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1715, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1816, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1917, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2018, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2119, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2220, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2321Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2422, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2523Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2826Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2927, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3028Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
30 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 30 August 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
29 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 29 August 1916
Tuesday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 August)
1
30 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 30 August 1916
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
9 Sept
23
21 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 21 September 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
23 Sept
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 23 September 1916
28
26 Sept
30
28 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 28 September 1916
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.