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 14Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 215, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 518, Dhu al-Qa'da | 619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 720, Dhu al-Qa'da | 821, Dhu al-Qa'da | 922, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1124Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1326, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1427, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1528, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1629, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1831, Dhu al-Qa'da | 19Apr 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 202, Dhu al-Qa'da | 213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 224, Dhu al-Qa'da | 235Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
246, Dhu al-Qa'da | 257Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 268, Dhu al-Qa'da | 279, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2810Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2911, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3012Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
14 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 14 March 2127
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
13 Mar
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 13 March 2127
Thursday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 March)
1
14 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 14 March 2127
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
24 Mar
23
5 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 5 April 2127
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
7 Apr
28
10 Apr
30
12 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 12 April 2127
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.