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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 11Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 313, Dhu al-Qa'da | 414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 515, Dhu al-Qa'da | 616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 818, Dhu al-Qa'da |
919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1020, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1121Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1525, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 19Mar 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 202, Dhu al-Qa'da | 213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 224, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 235Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 246, Dhu al-Qa'da | 257Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 268, Dhu al-Qa'da | 279, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2810Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2911, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3012Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
11 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 11 February 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
10 Feb
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 10 February 1967
Friday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 February)
1
11 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 11 February 1967
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
21 Feb
23
5 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 5 March 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
7 Mar
28
10 Mar
30
12 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 12 March 1967
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 reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 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.