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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 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 | 8Jun 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 May
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 25 May 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
24 May
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Thursday 24 May 2153
Thursday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 May)
1
25 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Friday 25 May 2153
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 June
23
16 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 16 June 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
18 June
28
21 June
29
22 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Friday 22 June 2153
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.