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.
30 observances this month, mostly worship
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
26 Nov
1•
eve
25 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 November 1897
Thursday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Prominent on Indo-Pak calendars; 12-raka prayer
- Iraqi: Largely absent from Iraqi and Najafi practice
1
26 Nov
1
26 Nov
1
26 Nov
1
26 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 26 November 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 28 November 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 3 Rajab 254 AH (mainstream; Australian centres run it in Rajab)
- Iraqi: 25 or 26 Jumada al-Thani in some sources
5
30 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 30 November 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
2 Dec
9
4 Dec
10
5 Dec
12
7 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 7 December 1897
13
8 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 8 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
8 Dec
15
10 Dec
15
10 Dec
15
10 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 10 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
13 Dec
20
15 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 15 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
17 Dec
22
17 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 17 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
19 Dec
25
20 Dec
26
21 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 21 December 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
22 Dec
27•
eve
21 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 21 December 1897
Tuesday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
23 Dec
29
24 Dec
29
24 Dec
29
24 Dec
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.