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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 16Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 318, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 520, Dhu al-Qa'da | 621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 823, Dhu al-Qa'da | 924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1025, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1126Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1328, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1530, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1631, Dhu al-Qa'da | 17Nov 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
182, Dhu al-Qa'da | 193, Dhu al-Qa'da | 204, Dhu al-Qa'da | 215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 226, Dhu al-Qa'da | 237Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 248, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 259Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2610, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2711, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2812Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2913Shahadat 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
16 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 16 October 2042
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
15 Oct
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 15 October 2042
Wednesday 15 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 October)
1
16 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 16 October 2042
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
26 Oct
23
7 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 7 November 2042
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
9 Nov
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Sunday 9 November 2042
28
12 Nov
29
13 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 13 November 2042
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.