Dhu al-Qa'da 1590

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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

• Mourning
• Celebration
• Worship
• Commemoration
• Mixed
• Bar: in the calendar, nothing held at the Centre

1. 1

   14 Jan

   Death of Abu Talib (a), Mourning

   Dhu al-Qada report

   Monday 14 January 2165

   A’maal for this day →

   Observed on different dates by different communities

   • Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada
   • Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)

2. 1•

   eve

   13 Jan

   Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration

   Sunday 13 January 2165

   Sunday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 January)

   A’maal for this day →

3. 1

   14 Jan

   Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Celebration

   Monday 14 January 2165

   A’maal for this day →

   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)

4. 11

   24 Jan

   Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Celebration

   Thursday 24 January 2165

   Acts & duas in the Library →

5. 23

   5 Feb

   Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Mourning

   23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning

   Tuesday 5 February 2165

   Acts & duas in the Library →

   Observed on different dates by different communities

   • Indo-Pak: Urdu-speaking South Asian devotional usage
   • Hazara: Last day of Safar

6. 25

   7 Feb

   Dahw al-Ard, Worship

   The spreading out of the earth; birth of Prophet Ibrahim (a)

   Thursday 7 February 2165

   A’maal for this day →

7. 28

   10 Feb

   Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Commemoration

   Sunday 10 February 2165

   Acts & duas in the Library →

8. 29

   11 Feb

   Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Mourning

   Monday 11 February 2165

   Acts & duas in the Library →

   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

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.