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
6 Nov
1•
eve
5 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 November 1964
Thursday 5 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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
1
6 Nov
1
6 Nov
1
6 Nov
1
6 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 6 November 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
8 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 8 November 1964
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
10 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 10 November 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
12 Nov
9
14 Nov
10
15 Nov
12
17 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 17 November 1964
13
18 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 18 November 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
18 Nov
15
20 Nov
15
20 Nov
15
20 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 20 November 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
23 Nov
20
25 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 25 November 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
27 Nov
22
27 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 27 November 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
29 Nov
25
30 Nov
26
1 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 1 December 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
2 Dec
27•
eve
1 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 1 December 1964
Tuesday 1 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
3 Dec
29
4 Dec
29
4 Dec
29
4 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.