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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 28Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 330, Dhu al-Qa'da | 4Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 52, Dhu al-Qa'da | 63, Dhu al-Qa'da | 74, Dhu al-Qa'da |
85, Dhu al-Qa'da | 96, Dhu al-Qa'da | 107, Dhu al-Qa'da | 118Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 129, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1310, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1411, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1512, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1613, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1714, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1815, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1916, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2017, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2118, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2320Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2421, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2522Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2623, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2724, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2825Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2926Shahadat 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
28 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 28 November 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
27 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 27 November 2038
Saturday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 November)
1
28 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 28 November 2038
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
8 Dec
23
20 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 20 December 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
22 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 22 December 2038
28
25 Dec
29
26 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 26 December 2038
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.