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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 11Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 313, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 515, Dhu al-Qa'da | 616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 818, Dhu al-Qa'da | 919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1020, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1121Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1525, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1727, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1929, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 21Oct 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 233Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 244, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 255Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 266, Dhu al-Qa'da | 277, Dhu al-Qa'da | 288Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 299Shahadat 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
11 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 11 September 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
10 Sept
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 10 September 1980
Wednesday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 September)
1
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 11 September 1980
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
21 Sept
23
3 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 3 October 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
5 Oct
28
8 Oct
29
9 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 9 October 1980
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.