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 1Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 22, Dhu al-Qa'da | 33, Dhu al-Qa'da | 44, Dhu al-Qa'da | 55, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
66, Dhu al-Qa'da | 77, Dhu al-Qa'da | 88, Dhu al-Qa'da | 99, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1010, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1111Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1212, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1313, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1515, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1818, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1919, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2020, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2121, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2323Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2525Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2626, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2828Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 29Mar 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 302Shahadat 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
1 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 1 February 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
31 Jan
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 31 January 2033
Monday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 1 February)
1
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 1 February 2033
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
11 Feb
23
23 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 23 February 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
25 Feb
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 25 February 2033
28
28 Feb
30
2 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 2 March 2033
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.