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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 4Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 25, Dhu al-Qa'da | 36, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
47, Dhu al-Qa'da | 58, Dhu al-Qa'da | 69, Dhu al-Qa'da | 710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 811, Dhu al-Qa'da | 912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1013, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1114Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1518, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1720, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1821, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2124, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2326Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2427, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2528Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2831Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 29Jan 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 302Shahadat 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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1
4 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 4 December 2070
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
3 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 3 December 2070
Wednesday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 December)
1
4 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 4 December 2070
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
14 Dec
23
26 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 26 December 2070
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
28 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Sunday 28 December 2070
28
31 Dec
30
2 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Friday 2 January 2071
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.