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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 1Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 22, Dhu al-Qa'da | 33, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||||
44, Dhu al-Qa'da | 55, Dhu al-Qa'da | 66, Dhu al-Qa'da | 77, Dhu al-Qa'da | 88, Dhu al-Qa'da | 99, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1010, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 1111Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1313, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1515, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1717, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1818, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2020, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2121, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2222, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2323Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2424, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2525Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2828Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2929Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
1 July
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Thursday 1 July 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
30 June
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 30 June 2117
Wednesday 30 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 July)
1
1 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 1 July 2117
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
11 July
23
23 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Friday 23 July 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
25 July
28
28 July
29
29 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 29 July 2117
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 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.