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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 20Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 221, Dhu al-Qa'da | 322, Dhu al-Qa'da | 423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 524, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 827, Dhu al-Qa'da | 928, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1029, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1130Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1231, Dhu al-Qa'da |
13Nov 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 142, Dhu al-Qa'da | 153, Dhu al-Qa'da | 164, Dhu al-Qa'da | 175, Dhu al-Qa'da | 186, Dhu al-Qa'da | 197, Dhu al-Qa'da |
208, Dhu al-Qa'da | 219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2311Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2513Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2614, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2715, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2816Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2917Shahadat 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
20 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 20 October 2009
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
19 Oct
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 19 October 2009
Monday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 October)
1
20 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 20 October 2009
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
30 Oct
23
11 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 11 November 2009
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
13 Nov
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 13 November 2009
28
16 Nov
29
17 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 17 November 2009
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.