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 14Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 215, Dhu al-Qa'da | 316, Dhu al-Qa'da | 417, Dhu al-Qa'da | 518, Dhu al-Qa'da | ||
619, Dhu al-Qa'da | 720, Dhu al-Qa'da | 821, Dhu al-Qa'da | 922, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1023, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1124Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1225, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1326, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1427, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1528, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1629, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1730, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1831, Dhu al-Qa'da | 19Jun 1, Dhu al-Qa'da |
202, Dhu al-Qa'da | 213, Dhu al-Qa'da | 224, Dhu al-Qa'da | 235Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 246, Dhu al-Qa'da | 257Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 268, Dhu al-Qa'da |
279, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2810Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2911Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
14 May
Mourning
Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report
Tuesday 14 May 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
13 May
Celebration
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Monday 13 May 2154
Monday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 May)
1
14 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 14 May 2154
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
24 May
23
5 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Wednesday 5 June 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
7 June
28
10 June
29
11 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a)
Tuesday 11 June 2154
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.