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
26 Oct
1
26 Oct
1
26 Oct
1
26 Oct
1
26 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 26 October 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 28 October 1965
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
4•
eve
28 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 28 October 1965
Thursday 28 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 October)
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
30 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 30 October 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
1 Nov
9
3 Nov
10
4 Nov
12
6 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 6 November 1965
13
7 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 7 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
7 Nov
15
9 Nov
15
9 Nov
15
9 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 9 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
12 Nov
20
14 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 14 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
16 Nov
22
16 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 16 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
18 Nov
25
19 Nov
25
19 Nov
26
20 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 20 November 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
21 Nov
27•
eve
20 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 20 November 1965
Saturday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
22 Nov
29
23 Nov
30
24 Nov
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.