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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 24Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 326, Dhu al-Qa'da | 427, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
528, Dhu al-Qa'da | 629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 8May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 92, Dhu al-Qa'da | 103, Dhu al-Qa'da | 114Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
125, Dhu al-Qa'da | 136, Dhu al-Qa'da | 147, Dhu al-Qa'da | 158, Dhu al-Qa'da | 169, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1811, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2013, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2114, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2316Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2518Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2720, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2821Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3023Shahadat 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
24 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 24 April 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
23 Apr
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 23 April 2058
Tuesday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 April)
1
24 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 24 April 2058
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
4 May
23
16 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 16 May 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
18 May
28
21 May
30
23 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 23 May 2058
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.