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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 30Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 231, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3Jan 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 42, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
53, Dhu al-Qa'da | 64, Dhu al-Qa'da | 75, Dhu al-Qa'da | 86, Dhu al-Qa'da | 97, Dhu al-Qa'da | 108, Dhu al-Qa'da | 119Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1311, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1513, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1614, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1715, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1816, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1917, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2018, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2119, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2220, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2321Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2422, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2523Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2826Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2927Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
30 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 30 December 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
29 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 29 December 1970
Tuesday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 December)
1
30 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 30 December 1970
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
9 Jan
23
21 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 21 January 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
23 Jan
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 23 January 1971
28
26 Jan
29
27 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 27 January 1971
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.