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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 12Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 314, Dhu al-Qa'da | 415, Dhu al-Qa'da | 516, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
617, Dhu al-Qa'da | 718, Dhu al-Qa'da | 819, Dhu al-Qa'da | 920, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1021, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1122Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1223, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1324, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1425, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1526, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1627, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1728, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1829, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1930, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2031, Dhu al-Qa'da | 21Feb 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 233Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 244, Dhu al-Qa'da | 255Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 266, Dhu al-Qa'da |
277, Dhu al-Qa'da | 288Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 299, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3010Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
12 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 12 January 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
11 Jan
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 11 January 2100
Monday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 January)
1
12 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 12 January 2100
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
22 Jan
23
3 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 3 February 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
5 Feb
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 5 February 2100
28
8 Feb
30
10 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 10 February 2100
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.