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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 21Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 222, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
323, Dhu al-Qa'da | 424, Dhu al-Qa'da | 525, Dhu al-Qa'da | 626, Dhu al-Qa'da | 727, Dhu al-Qa'da | 828, Dhu al-Qa'da | 929, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1030, Dhu al-Qa'da | 11Oct 1Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 122, Dhu al-Qa'da | 133, Dhu al-Qa'da | 144, Dhu al-Qa'da | 155, Dhu al-Qa'da | 166, Dhu al-Qa'da |
177, Dhu al-Qa'da | 188, Dhu al-Qa'da | 199, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2010, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2111, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2212, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2313Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2414, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2515Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2616, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2717, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2818Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2919, Dhu al-Qa'da | 3020Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
21 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 21 September 2142
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
20 Sept
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 20 September 2142
Thursday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 September)
1
21 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 21 September 2142
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
1 Oct
23
13 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 13 October 2142
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
15 Oct
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Monday 15 October 2142
28
18 Oct
30
20 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Saturday 20 October 2142
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 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.