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
12 Nov
1
12 Nov
1
12 Nov
1
12 Nov
1
12 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 12 November 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
14 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 14 November 1996
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
4•
eve
14 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 14 November 1996
Thursday 14 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 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
5
16 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 16 November 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
18 Nov
9
20 Nov
10
21 Nov
12
23 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 23 November 1996
13
24 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 24 November 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
24 Nov
15
26 Nov
15
26 Nov
15
26 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 26 November 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
29 Nov
20
1 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 1 December 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
3 Dec
22
3 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 3 December 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
5 Dec
25
6 Dec
25
6 Dec
26
7 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 7 December 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
8 Dec
27•
eve
7 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 7 December 1996
Saturday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
9 Dec
29
10 Dec
30
11 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.