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
21 Aug
1
21 Aug
1
21 Aug
1
21 Aug
1
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 21 August 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
23 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 23 August 1906
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
4•
eve
23 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 23 August 1906
Thursday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 August)
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
25 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 25 August 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
27 Aug
9
29 Aug
10
30 Aug
12
1 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 1 September 1906
13
2 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 2 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
2 Sept
15
4 Sept
15
4 Sept
15
4 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 4 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
7 Sept
20
9 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 9 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
11 Sept
22
11 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 11 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
13 Sept
25
14 Sept
25
14 Sept
26
15 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 15 September 1906
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
16 Sept
27•
eve
15 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 15 September 1906
Saturday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
17 Sept
29
18 Sept
30
19 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.