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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 21Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 525, Dhu al-Qa'da | 626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 727, Dhu al-Qa'da |
828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 929, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1131Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 12Jun 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 132, Dhu al-Qa'da | 143, Dhu al-Qa'da |
154, Dhu al-Qa'da | 165, Dhu al-Qa'da | 176, Dhu al-Qa'da | 187, Dhu al-Qa'da | 198, Dhu al-Qa'da | 209, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2110, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2312Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2514Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2817Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2918Shahadat 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
21 May
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 21 May 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
20 May
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 20 May 2023
Saturday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 May)
1
21 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 21 May 2023
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
31 May
23
12 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 12 June 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
14 June
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 14 June 2023
28
17 June
29
18 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 18 June 2023
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.