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 8Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 29, Dhu al-Qa'da | 310, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
411, Dhu al-Qa'da | 512, Dhu al-Qa'da | 613, Dhu al-Qa'da | 714, Dhu al-Qa'da | 815, Dhu al-Qa'da | 916, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1017, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1118Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1320, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1421, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1522, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1623, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1724, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1825, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1926, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2027, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2128, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2330Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 24May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 252Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 263, Dhu al-Qa'da | 274, Dhu al-Qa'da | 285Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 296Shahadat 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
8 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 8 April 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
7 Apr
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 7 April 2027
Wednesday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 April)
1
8 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 8 April 2027
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
18 Apr
23
30 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 30 April 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
2 May
28
5 May
29
6 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 6 May 2027
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.