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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 23Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 224, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
325, Dhu al-Qa'da | 426, Dhu al-Qa'da | 527, Dhu al-Qa'da | 628, Dhu al-Qa'da | 729, Dhu al-Qa'da | 830, Dhu al-Qa'da | 931, Dhu al-Qa'da |
10Jan 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 | 2920, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3021Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
23 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 23 December 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
22 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 22 December 1938
Thursday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 December)
1
23 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 23 December 1938
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 Jan
23
14 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 14 January 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
16 Jan
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Monday 16 January 1939
28
19 Jan
30
21 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 21 January 1939
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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.