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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 21Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 525, Dhu al-Qa'da | 626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 828, Dhu al-Qa'da |
929, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 11May 1Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 122, Dhu al-Qa'da | 133, Dhu al-Qa'da | 144, Dhu al-Qa'da | 155, Dhu al-Qa'da |
166, Dhu al-Qa'da | 177, Dhu al-Qa'da | 188, Dhu al-Qa'da | 199, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2010, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2111, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2212, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2313Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2515Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2818Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2919, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3020Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
21 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 21 April 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
20 Apr
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 20 April 1928
Friday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 April)
1
21 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 21 April 1928
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
1 May
23
13 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 13 May 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
15 May
28
18 May
30
20 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 20 May 1928
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
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.