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
2 Nov
1
2 Nov
1
2 Nov
1
2 Nov
1
2 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 2 November 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
4 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 4 November 1997
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
6 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 6 November 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
6 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 6 November 1997
Thursday 6 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 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
7
8 Nov
9
10 Nov
10
11 Nov
12
13 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 13 November 1997
13
14 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 14 November 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
14 Nov
15
16 Nov
15
16 Nov
15
16 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 16 November 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
19 Nov
20
21 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 21 November 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
23 Nov
22
23 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 23 November 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
25 Nov
25
26 Nov
26
27 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 27 November 1997
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
28 Nov
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eve
27 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 27 November 1997
Thursday 27 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
28 Nov
28
29 Nov
29
30 Nov
29
30 Nov
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.