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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 26Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 328, Dhu al-Qa'da | 429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 530, Dhu al-Qa'da | 631, Dhu al-Qa'da | 7Jun 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 82, Dhu al-Qa'da |
93, Dhu al-Qa'da | 104, Dhu al-Qa'da | 115Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 126, Dhu al-Qa'da | 137, Dhu al-Qa'da | 148, Dhu al-Qa'da | 159, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1610, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1711, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1812, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1913, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2014, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2115, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2216, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2317Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2418, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2519Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2620, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2721, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2822Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2923Shahadat 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
26 May
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 26 May 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
25 May
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 25 May 1990
Friday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 May)
1
26 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 26 May 1990
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
5 June
23
17 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 17 June 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
19 June
28
22 June
29
23 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 23 June 1990
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.