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 10Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 312, Dhu al-Qa'da | 413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 514, Dhu al-Qa'da | 615, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 817, Dhu al-Qa'da | 918, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1019, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1120Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1221, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1322, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1524, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1827, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1928, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2029, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2130, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2231, Dhu al-Qa'da | 23Apr 1Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 242, Dhu al-Qa'da | 253Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 264, Dhu al-Qa'da | 275, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 286Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 297, Dhu al-Qa'da | 308Shahadat 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
10 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 10 March 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
9 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 9 March 1997
Sunday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 March)
1
10 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 10 March 1997
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
20 Mar
23
1 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 1 April 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
3 Apr
28
6 Apr
30
8 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 8 April 1997
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.