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
22 Nov
1
22 Nov
1
22 Nov
1
22 Nov
1
22 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 22 November 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
24 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 24 November 1930
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
26 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 26 November 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
27 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 27 November 1930
Thursday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 November)
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
28 Nov
9
30 Nov
10
1 Dec
12
3 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 3 December 1930
13
4 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 4 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
4 Dec
15
6 Dec
15
6 Dec
15
6 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 6 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
9 Dec
20
11 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 11 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
13 Dec
22
13 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 13 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
15 Dec
25
16 Dec
26
17 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 17 December 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
18 Dec
27•
eve
17 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 17 December 1930
Wednesday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 18 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
19 Dec
28
19 Dec
29
20 Dec
30
21 Dec
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.