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.
waxing crescent · 15% lit · tonight
The start of this month has been confirmed by moon sighting, so these dates are firm.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
- 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
13 Sept
Mourning
Martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) -- minority report
Sunday 13 September 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 7 Dhu al-Hijja is the main date
3
15 Sept
4
16 Sept
Celebration
Birth of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 16 September 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 Rabi al-Thani (duas.org)
6
18 Sept
8
20 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a) -- 40-day report
First Fatimiyya in Najafi practice
Sunday 20 September 2026
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
20 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) -- 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoning
Sunday 20 September 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 10 Rabi al-Thani (al-Shaykh al-Mufid, Masar al-Shia)
10
22 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a)
Tuesday 22 September 2026
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
22 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 22 September 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 10 Rabi al-Thani (SABA prints only this date)
22
4 Oct
28
10 Oct
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.
The Hijri date, answered
- What is today's Hijri date in Australia?
- Today is 3 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH at the Fatima Zahra Imamia Centre in North Ipswich, Queensland, which is Tuesday 15 September 2026. The Islamic day begins at Maghrib rather than at midnight, so the Hijri date changes in the evening. The start of Rabi al-Thani has been confirmed by moon sighting, so this date is firm.
- When does the next Islamic month begin?
- Jumada al-Ula 1448 is expected to begin on or about Tuesday 13 October 2026, but that is an expectation and not a fixed date. Hijri months begin on the sighting of the new moon, which cannot be known in advance, so the start may move by a day. The Centre confirms each month once the moon has been sighted, and this calendar is marked expected or confirmed accordingly.