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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 5Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 26, Dhu al-Qa'da | 37, Dhu al-Qa'da | 48, Dhu al-Qa'da | 59, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
610, Dhu al-Qa'da | 711, Dhu al-Qa'da | 812, Dhu al-Qa'da | 913, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1014, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1115Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1216, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1317, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1418, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1519, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1620, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1721, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1822, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1923, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2024, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2125, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2226, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2327Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2428, Dhu al-Qa'da | 25Mar 1Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 262, Dhu al-Qa'da |
273, Dhu al-Qa'da | 284Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 295Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
5 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 5 February 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
4 Feb
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 4 February 1935
Monday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 February)
1
5 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 5 February 1935
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
15 Feb
23
27 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 27 February 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
1 Mar
28
4 Mar
29
5 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 5 March 1935
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.