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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 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 | |||
531, Dhu al-Qa'da | 6Apr 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 72, Dhu al-Qa'da | 83, Dhu al-Qa'da | 94, Dhu al-Qa'da | 105, Dhu al-Qa'da | 116Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
127, Dhu al-Qa'da | 138, Dhu al-Qa'da | 149, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1510, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1813, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2015, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2116, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2318Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2520Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2823Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2924Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
27 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 27 March 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
26 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 26 March 1963
Tuesday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 March)
1
27 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 27 March 1963
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
6 Apr
23
18 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 18 April 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
20 Apr
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 20 April 1963
28
23 Apr
29
24 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 24 April 1963
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.