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 16Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 318, Dhu al-Qa'da | 419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 520, Dhu al-Qa'da | 621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 823, Dhu al-Qa'da |
924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1025, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1126Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1328, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1530, Dhu al-Qa'da |
16Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 172, Dhu al-Qa'da | 183, Dhu al-Qa'da | 194, Dhu al-Qa'da | 205, Dhu al-Qa'da | 216, Dhu al-Qa'da | 227, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 238Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 249, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2510Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2813Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2914Shahadat 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
16 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 16 November 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
15 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 15 November 1974
Friday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 November)
1
16 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 16 November 1974
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
26 Nov
23
8 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 8 December 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
10 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Tuesday 10 December 1974
28
13 Dec
29
14 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 14 December 1974
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.