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
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 16 November 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
17 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 November 1898
Thursday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 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
3
18 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 18 November 1898
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
20 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 20 November 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
22 Nov
9
24 Nov
10
25 Nov
12
27 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Sunday 27 November 1898
13
28 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 28 November 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 Nov
15
30 Nov
15
30 Nov
15
30 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 30 November 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
3 Dec
20
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 5 December 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
7 Dec
22
7 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 7 December 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
9 Dec
24
9 Dec
25
10 Dec
26
11 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 11 December 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
12 Dec
27•
eve
11 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 11 December 1898
Sunday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
13 Dec
29
14 Dec
29
14 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.