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
5 Nov
1
5 Nov
1
5 Nov
1
5 Nov
1
5 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 5 November 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
7 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 7 November 1899
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
9 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 9 November 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
9 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 9 November 1899
Thursday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 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
7
11 Nov
9
13 Nov
10
14 Nov
12
16 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 16 November 1899
13
17 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 17 November 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
17 Nov
15
19 Nov
15
19 Nov
15
19 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 19 November 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
22 Nov
20
24 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 24 November 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
26 Nov
22
26 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 26 November 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
28 Nov
25
29 Nov
26
30 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 30 November 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
1 Dec
27•
eve
30 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 30 November 1899
Thursday 30 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
1 Dec
28
2 Dec
29
3 Dec
29
3 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.