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 6Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 27, Dhu al-Qa'da | 38, Dhu al-Qa'da | 49, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
510, Dhu al-Qa'da | 611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 813, Dhu al-Qa'da | 914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1015, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1116Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1318, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1520, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1823, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2025, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2126, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2328Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2530Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2631, Dhu al-Qa'da | 27Sep 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 282Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 293, Dhu al-Qa'da | 304Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
6 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 6 August 2081
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
5 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 5 August 2081
Tuesday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 August)
1
6 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 6 August 2081
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
16 Aug
23
28 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 28 August 2081
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
30 Aug
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 30 August 2081
28
2 Sept
30
4 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 4 September 2081
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
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
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.