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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 13Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 214, Dhu al-Qa'da | 315, Dhu al-Qa'da | 416, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
517, Dhu al-Qa'da | 618, Dhu al-Qa'da | 719, Dhu al-Qa'da | 820, Dhu al-Qa'da | 921, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1022, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1123Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1224, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1325, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1426, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1527, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1628, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1729, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1830, Dhu al-Qa'da |
19Oct 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 202, Dhu al-Qa'da | 213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 224, Dhu al-Qa'da | 235Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 246, Dhu al-Qa'da | 257Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
268, Dhu al-Qa'da | 279, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2810Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2911Shahadat 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
13 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 13 September 2045
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
12 Sept
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 12 September 2045
Tuesday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 September)
1
13 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 13 September 2045
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
23 Sept
23
5 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 5 October 2045
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
7 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 7 October 2045
28
10 Oct
29
11 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 11 October 2045
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.