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 Oct
1
21 Oct
1
21 Oct
1
21 Oct
1
21 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 21 October 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
23 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 23 October 1933
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
25 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 25 October 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
26 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 26 October 1933
Thursday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 October)
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
27 Oct
9
29 Oct
10
30 Oct
12
1 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 1 November 1933
13
2 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 2 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
2 Nov
15
4 Nov
15
4 Nov
15
4 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 4 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
7 Nov
20
9 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 9 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
11 Nov
22
11 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 11 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
13 Nov
25
14 Nov
26
15 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 15 November 1933
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
16 Nov
27•
eve
15 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 15 November 1933
Wednesday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
17 Nov
28
17 Nov
29
18 Nov
29
18 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.