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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 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 |
8Nov 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 |
| 2922Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
25 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 25 October 2139
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
24 Oct
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Saturday 24 October 2139
Saturday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 October)
1
25 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Sunday 25 October 2139
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 Nov
23
16 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 16 November 2139
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
18 Nov
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 18 November 2139
28
21 Nov
29
22 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Sunday 22 November 2139
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.