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
24 Sept
1
24 Sept
1
24 Sept
1
24 Sept
1
24 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 24 September 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
26 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 26 September 1968
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
26 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 26 September 1968
Thursday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 September)
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
28 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 28 September 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
30 Sept
9
2 Oct
10
3 Oct
12
5 Oct
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 5 October 1968
13
6 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 6 October 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
6 Oct
15
8 Oct
15
8 Oct
15
8 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 8 October 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
11 Oct
20
13 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 13 October 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
15 Oct
22
15 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 15 October 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
17 Oct
25
18 Oct
25
18 Oct
26
19 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 19 October 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
20 Oct
27•
eve
19 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 19 October 1968
Saturday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
21 Oct
29
22 Oct
29
22 Oct
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.