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
3 Oct
1•
eve
2 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 October 1902
Thursday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 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
1
3 Oct
1
3 Oct
1
3 Oct
1
3 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 3 October 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
5 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 5 October 1902
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
7 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 7 October 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
9 Oct
9
11 Oct
10
12 Oct
12
14 Oct
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 14 October 1902
13
15 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 15 October 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
15 Oct
15
17 Oct
15
17 Oct
15
17 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 17 October 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
20 Oct
20
22 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 22 October 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
24 Oct
22
24 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 24 October 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
26 Oct
25
27 Oct
26
28 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 28 October 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
29 Oct
27•
eve
28 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 28 October 1902
Tuesday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
30 Oct
29
31 Oct
29
31 Oct
30
1 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.