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
1 Sept
1•
eve
31 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 31 August 1905
Thursday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 September)
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
1 Sept
1
1 Sept
1
1 Sept
1
1 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 1 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
3 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 3 September 1905
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
5 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 5 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
7 Sept
9
9 Sept
10
10 Sept
12
12 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 12 September 1905
13
13 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 13 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
13 Sept
15
15 Sept
15
15 Sept
15
15 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 15 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
18 Sept
20
20 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 20 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
22 Sept
22
22 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 22 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
24 Sept
25
25 Sept
26
26 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 26 September 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
27 Sept
27•
eve
26 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 26 September 1905
Tuesday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
28 Sept
29
29 Sept
29
29 Sept
29
29 Sept
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.