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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 19Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 220, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
321, Dhu al-Qa'da | 422, Dhu al-Qa'da | 523, Dhu al-Qa'da | 624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 826, Dhu al-Qa'da | 927, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1028, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1129Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1230, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1331, Dhu al-Qa'da | 14Aug 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 152, Dhu al-Qa'da | 163, Dhu al-Qa'da |
174, Dhu al-Qa'da | 185, Dhu al-Qa'da | 196, Dhu al-Qa'da | 207, Dhu al-Qa'da | 218, Dhu al-Qa'da | 229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2310Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2411, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2512Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2613, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2714, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2815Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2916Shahadat 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
19 July
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 19 July 1985
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
18 July
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 18 July 1985
Thursday 18 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 July)
1
19 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 19 July 1985
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
29 July
23
10 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 10 August 1985
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
12 Aug
28
15 Aug
29
16 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Friday 16 August 1985
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.