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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 6Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | ||||||
27, Dhu al-Qa'da | 38, Dhu al-Qa'da | 49, Dhu al-Qa'da | 510, Dhu al-Qa'da | 611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 813, Dhu al-Qa'da |
914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1015, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1116Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1318, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1419, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1520, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1823, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2025, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2126, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2227, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2328Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2530Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2631, Dhu al-Qa'da | 27Nov 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 282Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 293, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 304Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
6 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Saturday 6 October 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
5 Oct
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 5 October 2108
Friday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 October)
1
6 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 6 October 2108
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
16 Oct
23
28 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Sunday 28 October 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
30 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Tuesday 30 October 2108
28
2 Nov
30
4 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 4 November 2108
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.