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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 25Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
226, Dhu al-Qa'da | 327, Dhu al-Qa'da | 428, Dhu al-Qa'da | 529, Dhu al-Qa'da | 6Mar 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 72, Dhu al-Qa'da | 83, Dhu al-Qa'da |
94, Dhu al-Qa'da | 105, Dhu al-Qa'da | 116Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 127, Dhu al-Qa'da | 138, Dhu al-Qa'da | 149, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1510, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1813, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2015, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2116, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2217, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2318Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2520Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2823Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2924, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 3025Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
25 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 25 February 2096
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
24 Feb
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 24 February 2096
Friday 24 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 February)
1
25 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 25 February 2096
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
6 Mar
23
18 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 18 March 2096
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
20 Mar
28
23 Mar
30
25 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 25 March 2096
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.