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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 15Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 216, Dhu al-Qa'da | 317, Dhu al-Qa'da | 418, Dhu al-Qa'da | 519, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
620, Dhu al-Qa'da | 721, Dhu al-Qa'da | 822, Dhu al-Qa'da | 923, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1024, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1125Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1226, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1327, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1428, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1529, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1630, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1731, Dhu al-Qa'da | 18Sep 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 192, Dhu al-Qa'da |
203, Dhu al-Qa'da | 214, Dhu al-Qa'da | 225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 236Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 247, Dhu al-Qa'da | 258Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 269, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2811Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3013Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
15 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 15 August 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
14 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 14 August 1950
Monday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 15 August)
1
15 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 15 August 1950
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
25 Aug
23
6 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 6 September 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
8 Sept
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 8 September 1950
28
11 Sept
30
13 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 13 September 1950
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.