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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 2Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 23, Dhu al-Qa'da | 34, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
45, Dhu al-Qa'da | 56, Dhu al-Qa'da | 67, Dhu al-Qa'da | 78, Dhu al-Qa'da | 89, Dhu al-Qa'da | 910, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1011, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1112Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1314, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1415, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1516, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1617, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1718, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1819, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1920, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2021, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2122, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2223, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2324Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2425, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2526Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2627, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2728, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2829Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2930, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3031Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
2 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 2 August 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
1 Aug
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 1 August 2114
Wednesday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 August)
1
2 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 2 August 2114
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
12 Aug
23
24 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 24 August 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
26 Aug
28
29 Aug
30
31 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Friday 31 August 2114
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
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- 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.