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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 24Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 326, Dhu al-Qa'da | 427, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
528, Dhu al-Qa'da | 629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 831, Dhu al-Qa'da | 9Jan 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 102, Dhu al-Qa'da | 113Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
124, Dhu al-Qa'da | 135, Dhu al-Qa'da | 146, Dhu al-Qa'da | 157, Dhu al-Qa'da | 168, Dhu al-Qa'da | 179, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1810, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1911, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2012, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2113, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2214, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2315Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2416, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2517Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2618, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2719, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2820Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2921, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3022Shahadat 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
24 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 24 December 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
23 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 23 December 2003
Tuesday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 December)
1
24 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 24 December 2003
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
3 Jan
23
15 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 15 January 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
17 Jan
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 17 January 2004
28
20 Jan
30
22 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 22 January 2004
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.