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
28 Nov
1
28 Nov
1
28 Nov
1
28 Nov
1
28 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 28 November 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
29 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 29 November 1962
Thursday 29 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 November)
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
30 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 30 November 1962
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
2 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 2 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
4 Dec
9
6 Dec
10
7 Dec
12
9 Dec
13
10 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 10 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
10 Dec
15
12 Dec
15
12 Dec
15
12 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 12 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
15 Dec
20
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 17 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
19 Dec
22
19 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 19 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
21 Dec
24
21 Dec
25
22 Dec
26
23 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 23 December 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
24 Dec
27•
eve
23 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 23 December 1962
Sunday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
25 Dec
29
26 Dec
30
27 Dec
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.