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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 30Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
2Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 32, Dhu al-Qa'da | 43, Dhu al-Qa'da | 54, Dhu al-Qa'da | 65, Dhu al-Qa'da | 76, Dhu al-Qa'da | 87, Dhu al-Qa'da |
98, Dhu al-Qa'da | 109, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1110Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1312, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1514, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1817, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1918, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2019, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2120, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2221, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2322Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2524Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2827Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2928, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3029Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
30 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 30 November 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
29 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 29 November 1940
Friday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 November)
1
30 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 30 November 1940
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
10 Dec
23
22 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 22 December 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
24 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Tuesday 24 December 1940
28
27 Dec
30
29 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 29 December 1940
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.