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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 22Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
223, Dhu al-Qa'da | 324, Dhu al-Qa'da | 425, Dhu al-Qa'da | 526, Dhu al-Qa'da | 627, Dhu al-Qa'da | 728, Dhu al-Qa'da | 829, Dhu al-Qa'da |
930, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1031, Dhu al-Qa'da | 11Jun 1Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 122, Dhu al-Qa'da | 133, Dhu al-Qa'da | 144, Dhu al-Qa'da | 155, Dhu al-Qa'da |
166, Dhu al-Qa'da | 177, Dhu al-Qa'da | 188, Dhu al-Qa'da | 199, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2010, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2111, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2212, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2313Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2515Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2818Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2919Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
22 May
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 22 May 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
21 May
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 21 May 2088
Friday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 May)
1
22 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 22 May 2088
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
1 June
23
13 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 13 June 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
15 June
28
18 June
29
19 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 19 June 2088
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 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 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.