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
31 Oct
1
31 Oct
1
31 Oct
1
31 Oct
1
31 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 31 October 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
2 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 2 November 1932
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•
eve
3 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 November 1932
Thursday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 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
5
4 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 4 November 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
6 Nov
9
8 Nov
10
9 Nov
12
11 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 11 November 1932
13
12 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 12 November 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 Nov
15
14 Nov
15
14 Nov
15
14 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 14 November 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 Nov
20
19 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 19 November 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 Nov
22
21 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 21 November 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
23 Nov
25
24 Nov
26
25 Nov
26
25 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 25 November 1932
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 Nov
27•
eve
25 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 25 November 1932
Friday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 Nov
29
28 Nov
30
29 Nov
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.