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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 16Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 217, Dhu al-Qa'da | 318, Dhu al-Qa'da | 419, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||
520, Dhu al-Qa'da | 621, Dhu al-Qa'da | 722, Dhu al-Qa'da | 823, Dhu al-Qa'da | 924, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1025, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1126Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
1227, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1328, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1429, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1530, Dhu al-Qa'da | 16Jul 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 | 2914Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
16 June
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Wednesday 16 June 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
15 June
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 15 June 2151
Tuesday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 June)
1
16 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 16 June 2151
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
26 June
23
8 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Thursday 8 July 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
10 July
28
13 July
29
14 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Wednesday 14 July 2151
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.