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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 21Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 323, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 525, Dhu al-Qa'da | 626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 929, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1030, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1131Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 12Apr 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 132, Dhu al-Qa'da | 143, Dhu al-Qa'da | 154, Dhu al-Qa'da | 165, Dhu al-Qa'da | 176, Dhu al-Qa'da |
187, Dhu al-Qa'da | 198, Dhu al-Qa'da | 209, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2110, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2312Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2413, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2514Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2817Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2918Shahadat 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
21 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 21 March 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
20 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 20 March 1996
Wednesday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 March)
1
21 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 21 March 1996
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
31 Mar
23
12 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 12 April 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
14 Apr
28
17 Apr
29
18 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 18 April 1996
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.