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
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 17 August 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
17 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 August 1939
Thursday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 August)
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
3
19 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 19 August 1939
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
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 21 August 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
23 Aug
9
25 Aug
10
26 Aug
12
28 Aug
13
29 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 29 August 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
29 Aug
15
31 Aug
15
31 Aug
15
31 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 31 August 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
3 Sept
20
5 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 5 September 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
7 Sept
22
7 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 7 September 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
8 Sept
24
9 Sept
25
10 Sept
26
11 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 11 September 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
12 Sept
27•
eve
11 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 11 September 1939
Monday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 12 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
13 Sept
29
14 Sept
29
14 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.