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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 23Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 224, Dhu al-Qa'da | 325, Dhu al-Qa'da | 426, Dhu al-Qa'da | 527, Dhu al-Qa'da | 628, Dhu al-Qa'da | 7Mar 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
82, Dhu al-Qa'da | 93, Dhu al-Qa'da | 104, Dhu al-Qa'da | 115Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 126, Dhu al-Qa'da | 137, Dhu al-Qa'da | 148, Dhu al-Qa'da |
159, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1610, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1711, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1812, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1913, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2014, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2115, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2216, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2317Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2418, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2519Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2620, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2721, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2822Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2923Shahadat 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
23 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 23 February 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
22 Feb
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 22 February 2031
Saturday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 February)
1
23 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 23 February 2031
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
5 Mar
23
17 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 17 March 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
19 Mar
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 19 March 2031
28
22 Mar
29
23 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 23 March 2031
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.