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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 27Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
228, Dhu al-Qa'da | 329, Dhu al-Qa'da | 430, Dhu al-Qa'da | 5Jul 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 62, Dhu al-Qa'da | 73, Dhu al-Qa'da | 84, Dhu al-Qa'da |
95, Dhu al-Qa'da | 106, Dhu al-Qa'da | 117Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 128, Dhu al-Qa'da | 139, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1410, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1511, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1612, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1713, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1814, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1915, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2016, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2117, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2218, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2319Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2420, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2521Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2622, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2723, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2824Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2925, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3026Shahadat 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
27 June
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 27 June 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
26 June
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 26 June 1987
Friday 26 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 June)
1
27 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 27 June 1987
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
7 July
23
19 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 19 July 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
21 July
28
24 July
30
26 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 26 July 1987
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.