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.
3 observances this month, mostly celebration
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Sep 24, Jumada al-Ula | 225, Jumada al-Ula | 326, Jumada al-Ula | 427, Jumada al-Ula | |||
| 528Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 629, Jumada al-Ula | 730, Jumada al-Ula | 8Oct 1, Jumada al-Ula | 92, Jumada al-Ula | 103, Jumada al-Ula | 114, Jumada al-Ula |
125, Jumada al-Ula | 136Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 75-day report, Jumada al-Ula | 147, Jumada al-Ula | 158Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning, Jumada al-Ula | 169, Jumada al-Ula | 1710, Jumada al-Ula | 1811, Jumada al-Ula |
1912, Jumada al-Ula | 2013, Jumada al-Ula | 2114, Jumada al-Ula | 2215, Jumada al-Ula | 2316, Jumada al-Ula | 2417, Jumada al-Ula | 2518, Jumada al-Ula |
2619, Jumada al-Ula | 2720, Jumada al-Ula | 2821, Jumada al-Ula | 2922, Jumada al-Ula |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
5
28 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Zaynab (a) -- 5 Jumada al-Ula reckoning
Sunday 28 September 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Shaban (SABA, duas.org)
13
6 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 75-day report
First Fatimiyya in Iranian practice
Monday 6 October 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Observed; Najafi families keep all three dates
- Indo-Pak: The main block ends on 3 Jumada al-Thani
15
8 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoning
Wednesday 8 October 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 15 Jumada al-Ula (SABA)
- Hazara: 5 Shaban
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.