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
27 Aug
1
27 Aug
1
27 Aug
1
27 Aug
1
27 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 27 August 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
29 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 29 August 1938
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
31 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 31 August 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
1 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 1 September 1938
Thursday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 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
7
2 Sept
9
4 Sept
10
5 Sept
12
7 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 7 September 1938
13
8 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 8 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
8 Sept
15
10 Sept
15
10 Sept
15
10 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 10 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
13 Sept
20
15 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 15 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
17 Sept
22
17 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 17 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
19 Sept
25
20 Sept
26
21 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 21 September 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
22 Sept
27•
eve
21 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 21 September 1938
Wednesday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
23 Sept
28
23 Sept
29
24 Sept
29
24 Sept
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.