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 11Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 313, Dhu al-Qa'da | 414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 515, Dhu al-Qa'da | 616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 717, Dhu al-Qa'da |
818, Dhu al-Qa'da | 919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1020, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1121Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1424, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1525, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1929, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 21Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 233Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 244, Dhu al-Qa'da | 255Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 266, Dhu al-Qa'da | 277, Dhu al-Qa'da | 288Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da |
299, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3010Shahadat 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
11 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 11 November 2007
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
10 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 10 November 2007
Saturday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 11 November)
1
11 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 11 November 2007
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
21 Nov
23
3 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 3 December 2007
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
5 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 5 December 2007
28
8 Dec
30
10 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Monday 10 December 2007
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.