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
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 18 November 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
20 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 20 November 1963
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
21 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 21 November 1963
Thursday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 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
5
22 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 22 November 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
24 Nov
9
26 Nov
10
27 Nov
12
29 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 29 November 1963
13
30 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 30 November 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 Nov
15
2 Dec
15
2 Dec
15
2 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 2 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
5 Dec
20
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 7 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
9 Dec
22
9 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 9 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
11 Dec
25
12 Dec
26
13 Dec
26
13 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 13 December 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
14 Dec
27•
eve
13 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 13 December 1963
Friday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
15 Dec
29
16 Dec
29
16 Dec
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 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.