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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 21Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 525, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 929, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 11Jul 1Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 122, Dhu al-Qa'da |
133, Dhu al-Qa'da | 144, Dhu al-Qa'da | 155, Dhu al-Qa'da | 166, Dhu al-Qa'da | 177, Dhu al-Qa'da | 188, Dhu al-Qa'da | 199, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2010, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2111, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2313Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2515Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2616, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2818Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3020Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
21 June
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 21 June 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
20 June
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 20 June 1955
Monday 20 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 June)
1
21 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 21 June 1955
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
1 July
23
13 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 13 July 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
15 July
28
18 July
30
20 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 20 July 1955
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.