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.
15 observances this month, mostly mourning
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 2Arrival of the Karbala captives in Damascus, Safar | 23, Safar | 34Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report, Safar | ||||
45, Safar | 56Martyrdom of Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus, Safar | 67, Safar | 78Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) -- Najafi reckoning, Safar, Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) | 89, Safar | 910, Safar | 1011Thirtieth of Ashura -- Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a), Safar |
1112, Safar | 1213, Safar | 1314Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a), Safar | 1415, Safar | 1516, Safar | 1617, Safar | 1718Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 17 Safar reckoning, Safar |
1819, Safar | 1920, Safar | 2021Arbain, Safar, Arbain juloos, Last Ten Days of Safar | 2122, Safar | 2223, Safar | 2324, Safar | 2425Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a), Safar |
2526, Safar | 2627, Safar | 2728, Safar | 2829Demise of the Holy Prophet (s), Safar, Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) | 2930Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a), Safar, Laylat al-Mabit |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
2 Aug
3
4 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report
Saturday 4 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab is the main date
5
6 Aug
Mourning
Martyrdom of Ruqayya bt. al-Husayn (a) in the ruins of Damascus
Monday 6 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: 5 Safar
- Indo-Pak: 13 Safar, or 20 Muharram for Sakina
7
8 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a) -- Najafi reckoning
Wednesday 8 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 7 Safar (Najaf hawza and Iraqi popular practice)
- Indo-Pak: 28 Safar
7
8 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Wednesday 8 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 7 Safar 128 AH
10
11 Aug
Mourning
Thirtieth of Ashura -- Shahadat of Bibi Sakina (a)
Saturday 11 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 13 Safar or 20 Muharram
13
14 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 14 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 13 Safar (duas.org convention)
17
18 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a) -- 17 Safar reckoning
Saturday 18 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Safar (SABA, duas.org, IMAM-US print tradition)
- Hazara: Last day of Safar
20
21 Aug
20
21 Aug
20
21 Aug
24
25 Aug
28
29 Aug
28
29 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)
Wednesday 29 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 28 Safar
- Iraqi: 7 Safar (Najaf hawza)
29
30 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida (a)
Thursday 30 August 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Last day of Safar (29 or 30)
- Indo-Pak: 17 Safar in print
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.