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2012 February
2012 January
1
1433 Rabi’ al Awwal Rabi’ al Thaani 2012 March Rabi’ al Awwal
SHAHADAT 11th Imam H Hassan Askari A.S.
2
EID e ZEHRA A.S.
1433 3 Safar Rabi’ al Awwal 4 Safar
8
9 1
2012 May
Jamaadi al Thaani
9
1433 Rabi’ al Thaani Jamaadi al Ula
1 2
10 2012
Rabi’ al Thaani
3
11
7
10 2
8 2012
11 3
9
April
Rajab
1433 4 Jamaadi al Ula Jamaadi al Thaani 5 Jamaadi al Ula
1433 Rajab Sha’baan
June
9th Imam H Muhammad Taqi A.S. 12 1 WILADAT Kenya Holiday
11
14 3
Uganda Holiday
12
15 4
UK Holiday Partial Lunar Eclipse - Asia, Aus., Pacific, Americas
13
SHAHADAT 2nd Imam H Hassan A.S.
7 5
Mon
2
Canada UK USA Holiday
8 6
13 5
11 2
10 7
Tue
3
9 7
14 6
12 3
11 8
16 5
UK Holiday
14
Wed
4
10 8
15 7
13 4
12 9
17 6
WAFAT Sayyida Zainab A.S.
15
Thu
5
11 9
16 8
14 5
13 10
18 7
Fri
6
12 10
17 9
15 6
Canada India Kenya Tanzania Uganda UK Holiday
14 11
19 8
Sat
7
13 11
18 10
16 7
Tanzania Holiday
15 12
THIRTIETH of Shuhada e Kerbala
Pakistan Tanzania Holiday
MILAD un NABI and WILADAT 6th Imam H Jaffer Sadiq A.S.
Uganda Holiday
9 6
10
13 2
1
WILADAT 11th Imam H Hasan Askari A.S.
10 1
Kenya Pakistan Tanzania Uganda Holiday
Sun
India Kenya Tanzania Uganda Holiday
12 4
1433 Jamaadi al Thaani Rajab
UK Holiday
WILADAT Sayyida Fatima A.S.
20 9
WILADAT 1st Imam H Ali A.S.
16 17 18
Uganda Holiday
Sun
8
14 12
19 11
17 8
Tanzania Holiday
16 13
21 10
Mon
9
15 13
20 12
18 9
Canada India Kenya Tanzania Uganda UK Holiday
17 14
22 11
20
Tue
10
16 14
21 13
19 10
18 15
23 12
21
Wed
11
Thu
12
US/Canada Clocks go Forward
19
17 15
22 14
20 11
19 16
24 13
22
India Tanzania Holiday
18 16
23 15
21 12
20 17
25 14
23
19 17
24 16
22 13
21 18
26 15
CHEHLUM of Shuhada e Kerbala
20 18
25 17
23 14
22 19
27 16
SHAHADAT 7th Imam H Musa e Kazim A.S.
25
21 19
26 18
24 15
23 20
Annular Solar Eclipse - Asia, Pacific, N. America
28 17
WAFAT Hazrat Abu Talib A.S.
26
27 19
25 16
24 21
Canada Holiday
29 18
MERAJ and ROZ e BESAT
27
26 17
25 22
Fri
13
Sat
14
Sun
15
Mon
16
Tue
17
23 21
28 20
Wed
18
24 22
29 21
27 18
26 23
Thu
19
25 23
30 22
28 19
27 24
Fri
20
26 24
29 20
28 25
Sat
21
27 25
2 24
1 21
29 26
22 20
USA Holiday
USA Holiday
Rabi’ al Thaani
1 23
Nowrooz @ 05:14 GMT
Pakistan Holiday
Jamaadi al Ula
Sun
22
WAFAT Prophet Muhammad S.A.W
28 26
3 25
Mon
23
SHAHADAT 8th Imam H Ali Reza A.S.
29 27
4 26
3 23
Tue
24
30 28
5 27
4 24
Wed
25
1 29
6 28
Thu
26
Fri
27
Sat
28
Rabi’ al Awwal
India Uganda Holiday
WAFAT Masuma e Qum A.S.
UK Clocks go Forward
WILADAT Sayyida Zainab A.S.
2 22
4
2 29
Imam Musa Kazim A.S. Day
7 26
WILADAT 4th Imam H Ali Zainul Abideen A.S.
5
5 25
WAFAT Sayyida Fatima A.S.
3 30
8 27
6
Tanzania Holiday
4 31
9 28
7
31
8 28
6
5 6
Tue
31
7
Information based on data from the
H.M. Nautical Almanac Office, Royal Greenwich Observatory.
2 3
5
29
1
WILADAT H Abbas A.S.
7 27
30
4 23 WILADAT 3rd Imam H Hussain A.S.
30
Sun
30 Sha’baan
3 22
6 25
3
Mon
SHAHADAT 10th Imam H Ali un Naqi A.S.
5 24
6 26
The Islamic dates are based on expectation of crescent sighting in Europe calculated from the latest available scientific data. During 1433 A.H. regional variations may occur for some months as noted overleaf. To fulfil the Shariah requirements we will continue to ascertain that the actual sighting has occurred on the days expected.
29
2 21
USA Holiday
29 Regional Variations
28
1 20
Rajab WILADAT 5th Imam H Muhammad Baqir A.S.
1 28
2
4
30 19
30 27 Jamaadi al Thaani
24
29
7
30
8
First Crescent The Islamic month begins with the visible First Crescent and not with the invisible New Moon. The First Crescent is usually sighted in the western sky just after sunset on the first or second evening after the New Moon phase. The sighting depends upon the altitude of the crescent above the horizon, the time difference between sunset and moonset and the angular distance between the sun and the moon.
29
8
30
9
2012 1433/1434
AUSTRALIA
25 January 2012 24 February 2012 25 March 2012 23 April 2012 23 May 2012 22 June 2012 21 July 2012 20 August 2012 18 September 2012 18 October 2012 16 November 2012 15 December 2012
INDIA/PAKISTAN
25 January 2012 24 February 2012 25 March 2012 23 April 2012 23 May 2012 22 June 2012 21 July 2012 19 August 2012 18 September 2012 17 October 2012 16 November 2012 15 December 2012
EAST AFRICA
25 January 2012 24 February 2012 24 March 2012 23 April 2012 23 May 2012 22 June 2012 22 July 2012 21 August 2012 19 September 2012 18 October 2012 16 November 2012 15 December 2012
EUROPE
25 January 2012 23 February 2012 24 March 2012 23 April 2012 23 May 2012 22 June 2012 22 July 2012 20 August 2012 19 September 2012 18 October 2012 16 November 2012 15 December 2012
N. AMERICA
25 January 2012 23 February 2012 24 March 2012 23 April 2012 23 May 2012 21 June 2012 21 July 2012 20 August 2012 18 September 2012 17 October 2012 15 November 2012 15 December 2012
REGIONAL VARIATIONS:
Rabi’al Awwal 1433 Rabi’al Thaani 1433 Jamaadi al Ula 1433 Jamaadi al Thaani 1433 Rajab 1433 Sha’baan 1433 Ramadhan 1433 Shawwaal 1433 Dhul Qa’dah 1433 Dhul Hijjah 1433 Muharram 1434 Safar 1434 13 January 2013 12 February 2013 13 March 2013 12 April 2013 12 May 2013 11 June 2013 11 July 2013 10 August 2013 8 September 2013 8 October 2013 6 November 2013 5 December 2013
Islamic Dates for 2013
1 Rabi’al Awwal 1434 1 Rabi’al Thaani 1434 1 Jamaadi al Ula 1434 1 Jamaadi al Thaani 1434 1 Rajab 1434 1 Sha’baan 1434 1 Ramadhaan 1434 1 Shawwaal 1434 1 Dhul Qa’dah 1434 1 Dhul Hijjah 1434 1 Muharram 1435 1 Safar 1435
2012 October 2012 August
Ramadhan
2 2012 July
1
Sha’baan Canada Holiday
4
7
SHAB e BARAAT and WILADAT 12th Imam H Mehdi A.S.
10
19 14
18 3
17 1 18 2
17
Sun
Canada USA Holiday
19 3
18
Mon
17 4
15 9
Uganda Holiday
21 6
20 4
18 5
16 10
Kenya Holiday
22 7
21 5
Canada USA Holiday
US/Canada Clocks go Back
TENTH of Shuhada e Kerbala
19
Tue
20
Wed Thu
19 6
17 11
23 8
SHAHADAT Sons of H Muslim A.S.
22 6
21
20 7
18 12
24 9
Pakistan Holiday
23 7
22
Fri
SHAHADAT 1st Imam H ALI A.S.
21 8
19 13
Dahwul Ardh
25 10
EID al MUBAHILA
24 8
23
Sat
22 9
20 14
Tanzania Holiday
26 11
Canada India USA Holiday
LAILAT al QADR
23 10
21 15
24 11
22 16
Pakistan Holiday
21 16
26 13
24 18
13
22 17
27 14
14
23 18
India Holiday
28 15
26 20
12
Fri Sat
Canada Holiday
23 17
20 15
16
20 5
25 12
11
Muharram
Thu
19 4
SHAB e ZARBAT 1st Imam H ALI A.S.
17 12
12 6
EID e GHADEER
1434 Muharram Safar
December
16
14 8
15 10
18 13
15 2012
17 2
13 7
14 9
8
Dhul Hijjah
WILADAT 10th Imam H Ali un Naqi A.S.
Tue Wed
16 3
Tanzania Holiday
9
16 1
Mon
1433 Dhul Hijjah 1434 Muharram
15
1433 4 Shawwaal Dhul Qa’dah 5 Shawwaal
2012
14 November
15 2
13 8
16 11
Tanzania Holiday
September
13
Wiladat 2nd Imam H Hasan A.S.
12 7 USA Holiday
5 6
10 5
India Holiday
3
14 1
11 6
3
11
13
Sha’baan Ramadhan 4
2
2
12 2012
1433 3
Dhul Qa’dah
1
1433 Ramadhan Shawwaal
1
1433 Dhul Qa’dah Dhul Hijjah
India Holiday
SHAHADAT 6th Imam H Jaffer Sadiq A.S.
27 12 28 13 SHAHADAT 9th Imam H Muhammad Taqi A.S.
Dhul Hijjah
25 19
29 14
Tanzania Holiday
24
Sun
SHAHADAT of 4th Imam H Ali Zainul Abedin A.S.
25
Mon
27 11 28 12
1 15 2 16
Kenya Holiday
Total Solar Eclipse - Australia, New Zealand, S. Pacific, S. America India Holiday
25 9 26 10
Kenya Holiday
29 13 Muharram 1434
1 14
3 17
2 15
TWENTIETH of Shuhada e Kerbala Safar
26
Tue
27
Wed
28
Thu
29
Fri
1
Sat
15
24 19
Kenya Pakistan Tanzania Uganda Holiday
29 16
27 21
4 18
3 16
2
Sun
16
25 20
Pakistan Holiday
30 17
28 22
5 19
4 17
3
Mon
17
26 21
Pakistan Holiday
29 23
6 20
5 18
4
Tue
18
27 22
2 19
1 24 SHAHADAT 5th Imam H Muhammad Baqir A.S. 7 21
6 19
5
Wed
19
28 23
3 20
2 25
6
Thu
20
29 24
4 21
3 26
21
30 25
5 22
4 27
Ramadhan
EID al FITR
Shawwaal
1 18
8 22
USA Holiday
SHAHADAT H Muslim A.S. ROZ e ARAFAT
9 23
Kenya Pakistan Tanzania Uganda Holiday
EID al HAJJ
10 24
Pakistan Holiday
ROZ e ASHURA
Pakistan Holiday
7 20 8 21
6 23
5 28
UK Clocks go Back
11 25
2 27
UK Holiday
7 24
6 29
Tanzania Holiday
12 26
24
3 28
YAUM e GHAM
8 25
7 30
13 27
25
4 29
9 26
8 31
14 28
13 26
26
5 30
10 27
9
29
27
6 31
11 28
10
30
28
7
29
8
30
9
31
WAFAT Sayyida Khadija A.S.
10
Visible Crescent One should not confuse the New Moon with the visible thin crescent. It should be realised that the new crescent following a lunar month of 30 days will be brighter and stay longer in the sky than the crescent following a month of 29 days.
29 30
WILADAT 8th Imam H Ali Reza A.S.
11 12
New Moon The New Moon phase is defined to be the moment when the moon is almost directly between the Earth and the Sun. At this moment the moon’s dark surface faces the Earth. The New Moon is completely invisible. The date and time of this invisible New Moon is commonly found in almanacs, newspapers and calendars.
10 23 11 24
ZIYARAT of Shuhada e Kerbala
Qamar Dar Akrab According to Ahadeeth we should refrain from reciting the Nikah during Qamar Dar Akrab - when the moon is passing through the phase of Scorpio.
SHAHADAT 2nd Imam H Hassan A.S.
9 22
23
22
1 26
Dhul Qa’dah
12 25
THIRTIETH of Shuhada e Kerbala
7
Fri
8
Sat
9
Sun
10
Mon
11
Tue
12
Wed
14 27
13
Thu
15 28
14
Fri
29
15
Sat
30
16
Sun
31
17
Mon
Canada India Kenya Pakistan Tanzania Uganda UK USA Holiday Canada Kenya Tanzania Uganda UK Holiday
* All dates subject to the sighting of the moon.
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