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
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 11 August 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
13 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 13 August 1907
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
15 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 15 August 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
15 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 15 August 1907
Thursday 15 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 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
7
17 Aug
9
19 Aug
10
20 Aug
12
22 Aug
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 22 August 1907
13
23 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 23 August 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
23 Aug
15
25 Aug
15
25 Aug
15
25 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 25 August 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
28 Aug
20
30 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 30 August 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
1 Sept
22
1 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 1 September 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
3 Sept
25
4 Sept
26
5 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 5 September 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
6 Sept
27•
eve
5 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 5 September 1907
Thursday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
6 Sept
28
7 Sept
29
8 Sept
29
8 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.