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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 27Death of Abu Talib (a) -- Dhu al-Qada report, Dhu al-Qa'da, Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) | 228, Dhu al-Qa'da | |||||
3Mar 1, Dhu al-Qa'da | 42, Dhu al-Qa'da | 53, Dhu al-Qa'da | 64, Dhu al-Qa'da | 75, Dhu al-Qa'da | 86, Dhu al-Qa'da | 97, Dhu al-Qa'da |
108, Dhu al-Qa'da | 119Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Dhu al-Qa'da | 1210, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1311, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1412, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1513, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1614, Dhu al-Qa'da |
1715, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1816, Dhu al-Qa'da | 1917, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2018, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2119, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2220, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2321Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning, Dhu al-Qa'da |
2422, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2523Dahw al-Ard, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2624, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2725, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2826Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Dhu al-Qa'da | 2927Shahadat 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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27 Feb
Death of Abu Talib (a), Mourning
Dhu al-Qada report
Friday 27 February 2161
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
1•
eve
26 Feb
Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration
Thursday 26 February 2161
Thursday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 February)
1
27 Feb
Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration
Friday 27 February 2161
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
9 Mar
23
21 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Mourning
23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning
Saturday 21 March 2161
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
25
23 Mar
Dahw al-Ard, Worship
The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)
Monday 23 March 2161
28
26 Mar
29
27 Mar
Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Mourning
Friday 27 March 2161
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.