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 18Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 320, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
421, Dhu al-Qa'da | 522, Dhu al-Qa'da | 623, Dhu al-Qa'da | 724, Dhu al-Qa'da | 825, Dhu al-Qa'da | 926, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1027, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1128Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 12Mar 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
18 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 18 February 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
17 Feb
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 17 February 1999
Wednesday 17 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 February)
1
18 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 18 February 1999
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
28 Feb
23
12 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 12 March 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
14 Mar
28
17 Mar
29
18 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 18 March 1999
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.