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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 31Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 2Feb 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 32, Dhu al-Qa'da | 43, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
54, Dhu al-Qa'da | 65, Dhu al-Qa'da | 76, Dhu al-Qa'da | 87, Dhu al-Qa'da | 98, Dhu al-Qa'da | 109, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1110Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1312, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1514, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1817, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1918, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2019, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2120, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2221, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2322Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2524Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2827Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2928, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3029Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
31 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 31 January 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
30 Jan
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 30 January 1968
Tuesday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 January)
1
31 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 31 January 1968
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
10 Feb
23
22 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 22 February 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
24 Feb
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 24 February 1968
28
27 Feb
30
29 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 29 February 1968
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.