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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 1Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
22, Dhu al-Qa'da | 33, Dhu al-Qa'da | 44, Dhu al-Qa'da | 55, Dhu al-Qa'da | 66, Dhu al-Qa'da | 77, Dhu al-Qa'da | 88, Dhu al-Qa'da |
99, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1010, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1111Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1313, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1515, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1818, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2020, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2121, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2222, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2323Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2525Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2828Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2929, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3030Shahadat 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
1 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 1 April 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
31 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 31 March 1995
Friday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 April)
1
1 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 1 April 1995
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
11 Apr
23
23 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 23 April 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
25 Apr
28
28 Apr
30
30 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 30 April 1995
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.