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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 14Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 518, Dhu al-Qa'da | 619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 720, Dhu al-Qa'da | 821, Dhu al-Qa'da |
922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1124Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1326, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1427, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1528, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1831, Dhu al-Qa'da | 19Aug 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 202, Dhu al-Qa'da | 213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 224, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 235Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 246, Dhu al-Qa'da | 257Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 268, Dhu al-Qa'da | 279, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2810Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2911Shahadat 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
14 July
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 14 July 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
13 July
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 13 July 2018
Friday 13 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 July)
1
14 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 14 July 2018
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
24 July
23
5 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 5 August 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
7 Aug
28
10 Aug
29
11 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 11 August 2018
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.