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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 27Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 228, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
329, Dhu al-Qa'da | 430, Dhu al-Qa'da | 5Oct 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 62, Dhu al-Qa'da | 73, Dhu al-Qa'da | 84, Dhu al-Qa'da | 95, Dhu al-Qa'da |
106, Dhu al-Qa'da | 117Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 128, Dhu al-Qa'da | 139, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1410, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1511, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1612, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1713, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1814, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1915, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2016, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2117, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2218, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2319Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2420, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2521Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2622, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2723, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2824Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2925Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
27 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 27 September 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
26 Sept
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 26 September 1946
Thursday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 September)
1
27 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 27 September 1946
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
7 Oct
23
19 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 19 October 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
21 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Monday 21 October 1946
28
24 Oct
29
25 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Friday 25 October 1946
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
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.