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
7 Sept
1
7 Sept
1
7 Sept
1
7 Sept
1
7 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 7 September 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
9 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 9 September 1937
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
4•
eve
9 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 9 September 1937
Thursday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 September)
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
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 11 September 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
13 Sept
9
15 Sept
10
16 Sept
12
18 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 18 September 1937
13
19 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 19 September 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
19 Sept
15
21 Sept
15
21 Sept
15
21 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 21 September 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
24 Sept
20
26 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 26 September 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
28 Sept
22
28 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 28 September 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
30 Sept
25
1 Oct
25
1 Oct
26
2 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 2 October 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
3 Oct
27•
eve
2 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 2 October 1937
Saturday 2 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
4 Oct
29
5 Oct
29
5 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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.