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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 31Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 2Sep 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 32, Dhu al-Qa'da | 43, Dhu al-Qa'da | 54, Dhu al-Qa'da | 65, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
76, Dhu al-Qa'da | 87, Dhu al-Qa'da | 98, Dhu al-Qa'da | 109, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1110Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1312, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1514, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1817, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1918, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2019, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2120, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2221, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2322Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2524Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2726, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2827Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2928Shahadat 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
31 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 31 August 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
30 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 30 August 1981
Sunday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 31 August)
1
31 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 31 August 1981
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
10 Sept
23
22 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 22 September 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
24 Sept
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Thursday 24 September 1981
28
27 Sept
29
28 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Monday 28 September 1981
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.