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
3 Sept
1
3 Sept
1
3 Sept
1
3 Sept
1
3 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 3 September 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
3 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 September 1970
Thursday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 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
3
5 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 5 September 1970
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
7 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 7 September 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
9 Sept
9
11 Sept
10
12 Sept
12
14 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Monday 14 September 1970
13
15 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 15 September 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
15 Sept
15
17 Sept
15
17 Sept
15
17 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 17 September 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
20 Sept
20
22 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 22 September 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
24 Sept
22
24 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 24 September 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
25 Sept
24
26 Sept
25
27 Sept
26
28 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 28 September 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
29 Sept
27•
eve
28 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 28 September 1970
Monday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 29 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
30 Sept
29
1 Oct
29
1 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.