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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
24 Nov
1•
eve
23 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 23 November 1995
Thursday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 November)
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
24 Nov
1
24 Nov
1
24 Nov
1
24 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 24 November 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
26 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 26 November 1995
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
28 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 28 November 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
30 Nov
9
2 Dec
10
3 Dec
12
5 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 5 December 1995
13
6 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 6 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
6 Dec
15
8 Dec
15
8 Dec
15
8 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 8 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
11 Dec
20
13 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 13 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
15 Dec
22
15 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 15 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
17 Dec
25
18 Dec
26
19 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 19 December 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
20 Dec
27•
eve
19 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 19 December 1995
Tuesday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
21 Dec
29
22 Dec
29
22 Dec
29
22 Dec
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.