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
14 Oct
1
14 Oct
1
14 Oct
1
14 Oct
1
14 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 14 October 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
16 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 16 October 1901
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•
eve
17 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 October 1901
Thursday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 October)
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
5
18 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 18 October 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
20 Oct
9
22 Oct
10
23 Oct
12
25 Oct
13
26 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 26 October 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
26 Oct
15
28 Oct
15
28 Oct
15
28 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 28 October 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
31 Oct
20
2 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 2 November 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
4 Nov
22
4 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 4 November 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
6 Nov
25
7 Nov
26
8 Nov
26
8 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 8 November 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
9 Nov
27•
eve
8 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 8 November 1901
Friday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 9 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
10 Nov
29
11 Nov
30
12 Nov
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.