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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 17Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 218, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
319, Dhu al-Qa'da | 420, Dhu al-Qa'da | 521, Dhu al-Qa'da | 622, Dhu al-Qa'da | 723, Dhu al-Qa'da | 824, Dhu al-Qa'da | 925, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1026, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1127Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1228, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1329, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1430, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1531, Dhu al-Qa'da | 16Jan 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
172, Dhu al-Qa'da | 183, Dhu al-Qa'da | 194, Dhu al-Qa'da | 205, Dhu al-Qa'da | 216, Dhu al-Qa'da | 227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 238Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
249, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2510Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2611, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2712, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2813Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2914, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3015Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
17 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 17 December 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
16 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 16 December 2134
Thursday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 December)
1
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 17 December 2134
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
27 Dec
23
8 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 8 January 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
10 Jan
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Monday 10 January 2135
28
13 Jan
30
15 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 15 January 2135
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
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.