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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 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 | 10Aug 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 July
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 23 July 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
22 July
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 22 July 1952
Tuesday 22 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 July)
1
23 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 23 July 1952
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 Aug
23
14 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 14 August 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
16 Aug
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 16 August 1952
28
19 Aug
30
21 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 21 August 1952
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.