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
5 Aug
1
5 Aug
1
5 Aug
1
5 Aug
1
5 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 5 August 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
7 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 7 August 1940
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•
eve
8 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 8 August 1940
Thursday 8 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 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
5
9 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 9 August 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
11 Aug
9
13 Aug
10
14 Aug
12
16 Aug
13
17 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 17 August 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
17 Aug
15
19 Aug
15
19 Aug
15
19 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 19 August 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
22 Aug
20
24 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 24 August 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
26 Aug
22
26 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 26 August 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
28 Aug
25
29 Aug
26
30 Aug
26
30 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 30 August 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
31 Aug
27•
eve
30 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 30 August 1940
Friday 30 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 31 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
1 Sept
29
2 Sept
30
3 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.