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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 23Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
224, Dhu al-Qa'da | 325, Dhu al-Qa'da | 426, Dhu al-Qa'da | 527, Dhu al-Qa'da | 628, Dhu al-Qa'da | 729, Dhu al-Qa'da | 830, Dhu al-Qa'da |
9Jul 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 102, Dhu al-Qa'da | 113Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 124, Dhu al-Qa'da | 135, Dhu al-Qa'da | 146, Dhu al-Qa'da | 157, Dhu al-Qa'da |
168, Dhu al-Qa'da | 179, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1810, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1911, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2012, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2113, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2214, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2315Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2416, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2517Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2618, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2719, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2820Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2921, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3022Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
23 June
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 23 June 2085
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
22 June
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 22 June 2085
Friday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 June)
1
23 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 23 June 2085
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
3 July
23
15 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 15 July 2085
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
17 July
28
20 July
30
22 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 22 July 2085
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.