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 7Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 28, Dhu al-Qa'da | 39, Dhu al-Qa'da | 410, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
511, Dhu al-Qa'da | 612, Dhu al-Qa'da | 713, Dhu al-Qa'da | 814, Dhu al-Qa'da | 915, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1016, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1117Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1218, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1319, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1420, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1521, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1622, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1723, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1824, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1925, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2026, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2127, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2228, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2329Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2430, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2531Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da |
26Jan 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 272, Dhu al-Qa'da | 283Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 294Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
7 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 7 December 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
6 Dec
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 6 December 2135
Tuesday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 December)
1
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 7 December 2135
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
17 Dec
23
29 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 29 December 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
31 Dec
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 31 December 2135
28
3 Jan
29
4 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 4 January 2136
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.