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 4Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 25, Dhu al-Qa'da | 36, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
47, Dhu al-Qa'da | 58, Dhu al-Qa'da | 69, Dhu al-Qa'da | 710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 811, Dhu al-Qa'da | 912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1013, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1114Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1518, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1720, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1821, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2124, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2326Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2427, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2528Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2831Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 29Sep 1Shahadat 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
4 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 4 August 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
3 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 3 August 2016
Wednesday 3 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 August)
1
4 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 4 August 2016
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
14 Aug
23
26 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 26 August 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
28 Aug
28
31 Aug
29
1 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 1 September 2016
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.