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 18Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 219, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
320, Dhu al-Qa'da | 421, Dhu al-Qa'da | 522, Dhu al-Qa'da | 623, Dhu al-Qa'da | 724, Dhu al-Qa'da | 825, Dhu al-Qa'da | 926, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1027, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1128Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1330, Dhu al-Qa'da | 14Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 152, Dhu al-Qa'da | 163, Dhu al-Qa'da |
174, Dhu al-Qa'da | 185, Dhu al-Qa'da | 196, Dhu al-Qa'da | 207, Dhu al-Qa'da | 218, Dhu al-Qa'da | 229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2310Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2411, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2512Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2613, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2714, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2815Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2916Shahadat 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
18 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 18 November 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
17 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 17 November 2039
Thursday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 November)
1
18 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 18 November 2039
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
28 Nov
23
10 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 10 December 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
12 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Monday 12 December 2039
28
15 Dec
29
16 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Friday 16 December 2039
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.