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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 22Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 223, Dhu al-Qa'da | 324, Dhu al-Qa'da | 425, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
526, Dhu al-Qa'da | 627, Dhu al-Qa'da | 728, Dhu al-Qa'da | 829, Dhu al-Qa'da | 930, Dhu al-Qa'da | 10Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 112Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
123, Dhu al-Qa'da | 134, Dhu al-Qa'da | 145, Dhu al-Qa'da | 156, Dhu al-Qa'da | 167, Dhu al-Qa'da | 178, Dhu al-Qa'da | 189, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1910, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2011, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2112, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2314Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2415, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2516Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2617, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2718, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2819Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2920, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3021Shahadat 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
22 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 22 November 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
21 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 21 November 2006
Tuesday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 November)
1
22 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 22 November 2006
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
2 Dec
23
14 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 14 December 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
16 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 16 December 2006
28
19 Dec
30
21 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 21 December 2006
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.