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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 19Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 220, Dhu al-Qa'da | 321, Dhu al-Qa'da | 422, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
523, Dhu al-Qa'da | 624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 826, Dhu al-Qa'da | 927, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1028, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1129Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1230, Dhu al-Qa'da | 13Dec 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 142, Dhu al-Qa'da | 153, Dhu al-Qa'da | 164, Dhu al-Qa'da | 175, Dhu al-Qa'da | 186, Dhu al-Qa'da |
197, Dhu al-Qa'da | 208, Dhu al-Qa'da | 219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2311Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2513Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2614, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2715, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2816Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2917, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3018Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
19 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 19 November 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
18 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 18 November 2104
Tuesday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 November)
1
19 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 19 November 2104
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
29 Nov
23
11 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 11 December 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
13 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 13 December 2104
28
16 Dec
30
18 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 18 December 2104
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.