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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 8Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 29, Dhu al-Qa'da | 310, Dhu al-Qa'da | 411, Dhu al-Qa'da | 512, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
613, Dhu al-Qa'da | 714, Dhu al-Qa'da | 815, Dhu al-Qa'da | 916, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1017, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1118Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1219, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1320, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1421, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1522, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1623, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1724, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1825, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1926, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2027, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2128, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2330Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2431, Dhu al-Qa'da | 25Apr 1Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 262, Dhu al-Qa'da |
273, Dhu al-Qa'da | 284Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 295Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
8 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 8 March 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
7 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 7 March 2095
Monday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 March)
1
8 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 8 March 2095
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
18 Mar
23
30 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 30 March 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
1 Apr
28
4 Apr
29
5 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 5 April 2095
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.