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
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
1
23 Aug
1
23 Aug
1
23 Aug
1
23 Aug
1
23 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 23 August 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
25 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 25 August 1971
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•
eve
26 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 26 August 1971
Thursday 26 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 August)
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
27 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 27 August 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
29 Aug
9
31 Aug
10
1 Sept
12
3 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 3 September 1971
13
4 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 4 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
4 Sept
15
6 Sept
15
6 Sept
15
6 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 6 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
9 Sept
20
11 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 11 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
13 Sept
22
13 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 13 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
15 Sept
25
16 Sept
26
17 Sept
26
17 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 17 September 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
18 Sept
27•
eve
17 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 17 September 1971
Friday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
19 Sept
29
20 Sept
29
20 Sept
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.