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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 9Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 311, Dhu al-Qa'da | 412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 513, Dhu al-Qa'da | 614, Dhu al-Qa'da | 715, Dhu al-Qa'da |
816, Dhu al-Qa'da | 917, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1018, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1119Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1220, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1321, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1422, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1523, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1826, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1927, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2028, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2129, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2230, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2331Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da | 24Apr 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 252Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 263, Dhu al-Qa'da | 274, Dhu al-Qa'da | 285Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da |
296, Dhu al-Qa'da | 307Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Dhu al-Qa'da |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre
Observances in Dhu al-Qa'da
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9 Mar
Death of Abu Talib (a), Mourning
Dhu al-Qada report
Sunday 9 March 2160
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
8 Mar
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration
Saturday 8 March 2160
Saturday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 March)
1
9 Mar
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration
Sunday 9 March 2160
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
19 Mar
23
31 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Mourning
23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Monday 31 March 2160
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
2 Apr
Dahw al-Ard, Worship
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Wednesday 2 April 2160
28
5 Apr
30
7 Apr
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Mourning
Monday 7 April 2160
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
Today
9 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Monday 21 September 2026
No special observance is marked today.
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 reportexpected
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningexpected
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novexpected
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.