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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 26Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 328, Dhu al-Qa'da | 429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 530, Dhu al-Qa'da | 6Dec 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 | 2924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3025Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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
1
26 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 26 November 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
25 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 25 November 1973
Sunday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 November)
1
26 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 26 November 1973
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 Dec
23
18 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 18 December 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
20 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Thursday 20 December 1973
28
23 Dec
30
25 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 25 December 1973
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
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.