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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 25Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 226, Dhu al-Qa'da | 327, Dhu al-Qa'da | 428, Dhu al-Qa'da | 529, Dhu al-Qa'da | 630, Dhu al-Qa'da | |
731, Dhu al-Qa'da | 8Apr 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 92, Dhu al-Qa'da | 103, Dhu al-Qa'da | 114Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 125, Dhu al-Qa'da | 136, Dhu al-Qa'da |
147, Dhu al-Qa'da | 158, Dhu al-Qa'da | 169, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1811, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2013, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2114, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2316Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2518Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2720, Dhu al-Qa'da |
| 2821Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3023Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
25 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Monday 25 March 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
24 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 24 March 2126
Sunday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 March)
1
25 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 25 March 2126
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
4 Apr
23
16 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Tuesday 16 April 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
18 Apr
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Thursday 18 April 2126
28
21 Apr
30
23 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 23 April 2126
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.