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 20Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 221, Dhu al-Qa'da | 322, Dhu al-Qa'da | 423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 524, Dhu al-Qa'da | 625, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 827, Dhu al-Qa'da | 928, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1029, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1130Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1231, Dhu al-Qa'da | 13Feb 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
142, Dhu al-Qa'da | 153, Dhu al-Qa'da | 164, Dhu al-Qa'da | 175, Dhu al-Qa'da | 186, Dhu al-Qa'da | 197, Dhu al-Qa'da | 208, Dhu al-Qa'da |
219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2311Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2513Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2614, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2715, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2816Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2917Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
20 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 20 January 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
19 Jan
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 19 January 1969
Sunday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 January)
1
20 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 20 January 1969
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
30 Jan
23
11 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 11 February 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
13 Feb
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Thursday 13 February 1969
28
16 Feb
29
17 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Monday 17 February 1969
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.