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
13 Sept
1
13 Sept
1
13 Sept
1
13 Sept
1
13 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 13 September 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
15 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 15 September 1969
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
17 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 17 September 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
18 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 18 September 1969
Thursday 18 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 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
7
19 Sept
9
21 Sept
10
22 Sept
12
24 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 24 September 1969
13
25 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 25 September 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
25 Sept
15
27 Sept
15
27 Sept
15
27 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 27 September 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
30 Sept
20
2 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 2 October 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
4 Oct
22
4 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 4 October 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
6 Oct
25
7 Oct
26
8 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 8 October 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
9 Oct
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eve
8 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 8 October 1969
Wednesday 8 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
10 Oct
28
10 Oct
29
11 Oct
30
12 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.