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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 25Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 226, Dhu al-Qa'da | 327, Dhu al-Qa'da | 428, Dhu al-Qa'da | 529, Dhu al-Qa'da | 630, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
731, Dhu al-Qa'da | 8Nov 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 92, Dhu al-Qa'da | 103, Dhu al-Qa'da | 114Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 125, Dhu al-Qa'da | 136, Dhu al-Qa'da |
147, Dhu al-Qa'da | 158, Dhu al-Qa'da | 169, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1811, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2013, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2114, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2316Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2518Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2720, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2821Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2922Shahadat 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
25 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 25 October 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
24 Oct
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 24 October 1976
Sunday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 October)
1
25 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 25 October 1976
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
4 Nov
23
16 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 16 November 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
18 Nov
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Thursday 18 November 1976
28
21 Nov
29
22 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Monday 22 November 1976
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.