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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 18Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 320, Dhu al-Qa'da | 421, Dhu al-Qa'da | 522, Dhu al-Qa'da | 623, Dhu al-Qa'da | 724, Dhu al-Qa'da | 825, Dhu al-Qa'da |
926, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1027, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1128Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1330, Dhu al-Qa'da | 14May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 152, Dhu al-Qa'da |
163, Dhu al-Qa'da | 174, Dhu al-Qa'da | 185, Dhu al-Qa'da | 196, Dhu al-Qa'da | 207, Dhu al-Qa'da | 218, Dhu al-Qa'da | 229, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2310Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2411, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2512Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2613, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2714, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2815Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2916, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3017Shahadat 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
18 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 18 April 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
17 Apr
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 17 April 2026
Friday 17 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 April)
1
18 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 18 April 2026
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
28 Apr
23
10 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 10 May 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
12 May
28
15 May
30
17 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 17 May 2026
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.