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 4Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 25, Dhu al-Qa'da | 36, Dhu al-Qa'da | 47, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
58, Dhu al-Qa'da | 69, Dhu al-Qa'da | 710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 811, Dhu al-Qa'da | 912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1013, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1114Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1518, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1720, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1821, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2124, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2326Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2427, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2528Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2831Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 29Nov 1Shahadat 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
4 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 4 October 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
3 Oct
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 3 October 1978
Tuesday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 October)
1
4 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 4 October 1978
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
14 Oct
23
26 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 26 October 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
28 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 28 October 1978
28
31 Oct
29
1 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 1 November 1978
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.