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
5 Oct
1
5 Oct
1
5 Oct
1
5 Oct
1
5 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 5 October 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
5 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 October 1967
Thursday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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
3
7 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 7 October 1967
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
9 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 9 October 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
11 Oct
9
13 Oct
10
14 Oct
12
16 Oct
13
17 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 17 October 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
17 Oct
15
19 Oct
15
19 Oct
15
19 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 19 October 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
22 Oct
20
24 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 24 October 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
26 Oct
22
26 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 26 October 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
28 Oct
25
29 Oct
26
30 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 30 October 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
31 Oct
27•
eve
30 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 30 October 1967
Monday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
1 Nov
29
2 Nov
30
3 Nov
30
3 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.