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 14Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 518, Dhu al-Qa'da | 619, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
720, Dhu al-Qa'da | 821, Dhu al-Qa'da | 922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1124Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1326, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1427, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1528, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 18May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 192, Dhu al-Qa'da | 203, Dhu al-Qa'da |
214, Dhu al-Qa'da | 225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 236Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 247, Dhu al-Qa'da | 258Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 269, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2710, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2811Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2912Shahadat 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
14 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 14 April 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
13 Apr
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 13 April 2059
Sunday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 April)
1
14 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 14 April 2059
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
24 Apr
23
6 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 6 May 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
8 May
28
11 May
29
12 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Monday 12 May 2059
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.