Dhu al-Qa'da 1449

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8 observances this month, mostly mourning

• Mourning
• Celebration
• Worship
• Commemoration
• Mixed
• Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre

1. 1

   27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

   Death of Abu Talib (a), Mourning

   Dhu al-Qada report

   Monday 27 March 2028Tuesday 28 March 2028Tuesday 28 March 2028

   A’maal for this day →

   Observed on different dates by different communities

   • Iranian: 26 Rajab 4 BH is the primary date
   • Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
   • Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)

2. 1•

   eve

   26 Mar27 Mar27 Mar

   Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration

   Sunday 26 March 2028Monday 27 March 2028Monday 27 March 2028

   Sunday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 March)Monday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 March)Monday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 March)

   A’maal for this day →

3. 1

   27 Mar28 Mar28 Mar

   Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration

   Monday 27 March 2028Tuesday 28 March 2028Tuesday 28 March 2028

   A’maal for this day →

   Observed on different dates by different communities

   • Iranian: 1 Dhu al-Qada 173 AH; a major Qum celebration
   • Indo-Pak: SABA records this date instead as the marriage of Imam Ali (a) and Sayyida Fatima (a)

4. 11

   6 Apr7 Apr7 Apr

   Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Celebration

   Thursday 6 April 2028Friday 7 April 2028Friday 7 April 2028

5. 23

   18 Apr19 Apr19 Apr

   Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Mourning

   23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning

   Tuesday 18 April 2028Wednesday 19 April 2028Wednesday 19 April 2028

   Observed on different dates by different communities

   • Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
   • Iranian: Last day of Safar
   • Hazara: Last day of Safar

6. 25

   20 Apr21 Apr21 Apr

   Dahw al-Ard, Worship

   The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)

   Thursday 20 April 2028Friday 21 April 2028Friday 21 April 2028

   A’maal for this day →

7. 28

   23 Apr24 Apr24 Apr

   Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Commemoration

   Sunday 23 April 2028Monday 24 April 2028Monday 24 April 2028

8. 30

   25 Apr26 Apr26 Apr

   Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Mourning

   Tuesday 25 April 2028Wednesday 26 April 2028Wednesday 26 April 2028

   Observed on different dates by different communities

   • Iranian: 30 Dhu al-Qada -- wikishia calls it the famous and unique report
   • 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.