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 6Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 27, Dhu al-Qa'da | 38, Dhu al-Qa'da | 49, Dhu al-Qa'da | 510, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 813, Dhu al-Qa'da | 914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1015, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1116Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1217, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1318, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1520, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1823, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1924, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2025, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2126, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2328Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2530Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 26Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
272, Dhu al-Qa'da | 283Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 294, Dhu al-Qa'da | 305Shahadat 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
6 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 6 November 2040
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
5 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 5 November 2040
Monday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 November)
1
6 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 6 November 2040
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
16 Nov
23
28 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 28 November 2040
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
30 Nov
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 30 November 2040
28
3 Dec
30
5 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 5 December 2040
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.