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 20Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 221, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
322, Dhu al-Qa'da | 423, Dhu al-Qa'da | 524, Dhu al-Qa'da | 625, Dhu al-Qa'da | 726, Dhu al-Qa'da | 827, Dhu al-Qa'da | 928, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1029, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1130Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 12May 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 132, Dhu al-Qa'da | 143, Dhu al-Qa'da | 154, Dhu al-Qa'da | 165, Dhu al-Qa'da |
176, Dhu al-Qa'da | 187, Dhu al-Qa'da | 198, Dhu al-Qa'da | 209, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2110, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2211, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2312Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2413, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2514Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2615, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2716, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2817Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2918, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3019Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
20 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 20 April 2091
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
19 Apr
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 19 April 2091
Thursday 19 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 April)
1
20 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 20 April 2091
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
30 Apr
23
12 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 12 May 2091
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
14 May
28
17 May
30
19 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 19 May 2091
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 reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.