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
11 Aug
1•
eve
10 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 10 August 1972
Thursday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 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
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 11 August 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
13 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 13 August 1972
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
15 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 15 August 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
17 Aug
9
19 Aug
10
20 Aug
12
22 Aug
13
23 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 23 August 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
23 Aug
15
25 Aug
15
25 Aug
15
25 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 25 August 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
28 Aug
20
30 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 30 August 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
1 Sept
22
1 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 1 September 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
3 Sept
25
4 Sept
26
5 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 5 September 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
6 Sept
27•
eve
5 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 5 September 1972
Tuesday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 6 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
7 Sept
29
8 Sept
29
8 Sept
29
8 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.