Dhu al-Qa'da 1592

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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

   24 Dec

   Death of Abu Talib (a), Mourning

   Dhu al-Qada report

   Wednesday 24 December 2166

   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

   23 Dec

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

   Tuesday 23 December 2166

   Tuesday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 December)

   A’maal for this day →

3. 1

   24 Dec

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

   Wednesday 24 December 2166

   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

   3 Jan

   Wiladat of Imam al-Rida (a), Celebration

   Saturday 3 January 2167

   Acts & duas in the Library →

5. 23

   15 Jan

   Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Mourning

   23 Dhu al-Qada reckoning

   Thursday 15 January 2167

   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

   17 Jan

   Dahw al-Ard, Worship

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

   Saturday 17 January 2167

   A’maal for this day →

7. 28

   20 Jan

   Treaty of Hudaybiyya, Commemoration

   Tuesday 20 January 2167

   Acts & duas in the Library →

8. 30

   22 Jan

   Shahadat of Imam al-Jawad (a), Mourning

   Thursday 22 January 2167

   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.