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.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
30 Aug
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report
Monday 30 August 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 7 Dhu al-Hijja is the main date
3
1 Sept
4
2 Sept
Celebration
Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 2 September 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 Rabi al-Thani (duas.org)
6
4 Sept
8
6 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 40-day report
First Fatimiyya in Najafi practice
Monday 6 September 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Observed; Najafi families keep all three Fatimiyya dates
- Indo-Pak: Usually run 3-5 nights ending on 3 Jumada al-Thani
8
6 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) -- 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning
Monday 6 September 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 10 Rabi al-Thani (al-Shaykh al-Mufid, Masar al-Shia)
10
8 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Wednesday 8 September 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: 12 Rabi al-Thani in some reports
- Indo-Pak: SABA does not list her at all
10
8 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 8 September 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 10 Rabi al-Thani (SABA prints only this date)
22
20 Sept
28
26 Sept
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 reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 days
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.