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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 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 |
| 11Jan 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 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 22 December 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
21 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 21 December 2101
Wednesday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 December)
1
22 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 22 December 2101
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 Jan
23
13 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 13 January 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
15 Jan
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Sunday 15 January 2102
28
18 Jan
29
19 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 19 January 2102
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.