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
15 Oct
1
15 Oct
1
15 Oct
1
15 Oct
1
15 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 15 October 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
17 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 17 October 1966
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
19 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 19 October 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
20 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 20 October 1966
Thursday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 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
7
21 Oct
9
23 Oct
10
24 Oct
12
26 Oct
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 26 October 1966
13
27 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 27 October 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
27 Oct
15
29 Oct
15
29 Oct
15
29 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 29 October 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 Nov
20
3 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 3 November 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 Nov
22
5 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 5 November 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 Nov
25
8 Nov
26
9 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 9 November 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 Nov
27•
eve
9 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 9 November 1966
Wednesday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 Nov
28
11 Nov
29
12 Nov
30
13 Nov
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 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.