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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 16Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 318, Dhu al-Qa'da | 419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 520, Dhu al-Qa'da | 621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 722, Dhu al-Qa'da |
823, Dhu al-Qa'da | 924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1025, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1126Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1328, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1429, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1530, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1631, Dhu al-Qa'da | 17Sep 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 182, Dhu al-Qa'da | 193, Dhu al-Qa'da | 204, Dhu al-Qa'da | 215, Dhu al-Qa'da |
226, Dhu al-Qa'da | 237Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 248, Dhu al-Qa'da | 259Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2610, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2711, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2812Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2913Shahadat 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
16 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 16 August 2015
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
15 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 15 August 2015
Saturday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 August)
1
16 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 16 August 2015
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
26 Aug
23
7 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 7 September 2015
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
9 Sept
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 9 September 2015
28
12 Sept
29
13 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 13 September 2015
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.