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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 28Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
2Mar 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 32, Dhu al-Qa'da | 43, Dhu al-Qa'da | 54, Dhu al-Qa'da | 65, Dhu al-Qa'da | 76, Dhu al-Qa'da | 87, Dhu al-Qa'da |
98, Dhu al-Qa'da | 109, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1110Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1312, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1514, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1817, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1918, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2019, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2120, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2221, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2322Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2524Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2827Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2928Shahadat 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
28 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 28 February 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
27 Feb
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 27 February 1998
Friday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 February)
1
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 28 February 1998
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
10 Mar
23
22 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 22 March 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
24 Mar
28
27 Mar
29
28 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 28 March 1998
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.