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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 11Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 313, Dhu al-Qa'da | 414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 515, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 818, Dhu al-Qa'da | 919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1020, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1121Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1222, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1525, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1929, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2131, Dhu al-Qa'da | 22Sep 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 232Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 243, Dhu al-Qa'da | 254Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 265, Dhu al-Qa'da |
276, Dhu al-Qa'da | 287Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 298, Dhu al-Qa'da | 309Shahadat 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
11 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 11 August 2048
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
10 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 10 August 2048
Monday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 August)
1
11 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 11 August 2048
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
21 Aug
23
2 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 2 September 2048
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
4 Sept
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 4 September 2048
28
7 Sept
30
9 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 9 September 2048
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.