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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 18Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 219, Dhu al-Qa'da | 320, Dhu al-Qa'da | 421, Dhu al-Qa'da | 522, Dhu al-Qa'da | 623, Dhu al-Qa'da | 724, Dhu al-Qa'da |
825, Dhu al-Qa'da | 926, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1027, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1128Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1229, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1330, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1431, Dhu al-Qa'da |
15Jun 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 162, Dhu al-Qa'da | 173, Dhu al-Qa'da | 184, Dhu al-Qa'da | 195, Dhu al-Qa'da | 206, Dhu al-Qa'da | 217, Dhu al-Qa'da |
228, Dhu al-Qa'da | 239Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2410, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2511Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2612, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2713, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2814Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2915Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
18 May
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 18 May 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
17 May
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 17 May 2121
Saturday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 May)
1
18 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 18 May 2121
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
28 May
23
9 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 9 June 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
11 June
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 11 June 2121
28
14 June
29
15 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 15 June 2121
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.