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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 4Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 25, Dhu al-Qa'da | 36, Dhu al-Qa'da | 47, Dhu al-Qa'da | 58, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
69, Dhu al-Qa'da | 710, Dhu al-Qa'da | 811, Dhu al-Qa'da | 912, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1013, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1114Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1215, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1518, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1720, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1821, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1922, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2124, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2225, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2326Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2427, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2528Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2629, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 28Dec 1Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 292, Dhu al-Qa'da | 303Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
4 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 4 November 2138
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
3 Nov
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 3 November 2138
Monday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 November)
1
4 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 4 November 2138
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
14 Nov
23
26 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 26 November 2138
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
28 Nov
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Friday 28 November 2138
28
1 Dec
30
3 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 3 December 2138
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.