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 16Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 318, Dhu al-Qa'da | 419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 520, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 823, Dhu al-Qa'da | 924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1025, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1126Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1227, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1328, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1530, Dhu al-Qa'da | 16Oct 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 172, Dhu al-Qa'da | 183, Dhu al-Qa'da | 194, Dhu al-Qa'da |
205, Dhu al-Qa'da | 216, Dhu al-Qa'da | 227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 238Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 249, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2510Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2611, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2813Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3015Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
16 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 16 September 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
15 Sept
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 15 September 1947
Monday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 16 September)
1
16 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 16 September 1947
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
26 Sept
23
8 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 8 October 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
10 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 10 October 1947
28
13 Oct
30
15 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 15 October 1947
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.