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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 31Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 2Jan 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 32, Dhu al-Qa'da | 43, Dhu al-Qa'da | 54, Dhu al-Qa'da | 65, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
76, Dhu al-Qa'da | 87, Dhu al-Qa'da | 98, Dhu al-Qa'da | 109, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1110Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1312, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1514, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1817, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1918, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2019, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2120, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2221, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2322Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2524Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2726, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2827Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2928, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3029Shahadat 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
31 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 31 December 2035
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
30 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 30 December 2035
Sunday 30 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 31 December)
1
31 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 31 December 2035
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
10 Jan
23
22 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 22 January 2036
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
24 Jan
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Thursday 24 January 2036
28
27 Jan
30
29 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 29 January 2036
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.