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
29 Sept
1
29 Sept
1
29 Sept
1
29 Sept
1
29 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 29 September 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
1 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 1 October 1935
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
3 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 3 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
3 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 October 1935
Thursday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 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
5 Oct
9
7 Oct
10
8 Oct
12
10 Oct
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 10 October 1935
13
11 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 11 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
11 Oct
15
13 Oct
15
13 Oct
15
13 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 13 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
16 Oct
20
18 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 18 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
20 Oct
22
20 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 20 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
22 Oct
25
23 Oct
26
24 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 24 October 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
25 Oct
27•
eve
24 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 24 October 1935
Thursday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
25 Oct
28
26 Oct
29
27 Oct
30
28 Oct
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.