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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 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 | 16Aug 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 July
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 17 July 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
16 July
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 16 July 2148
Tuesday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 July)
1
17 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 17 July 2148
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 July
23
8 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 8 August 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
10 Aug
Worship
Dahw al-Ard
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Saturday 10 August 2148
28
13 Aug
30
15 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Thursday 15 August 2148
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.