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
10 Oct
1
10 Oct
1
10 Oct
1
10 Oct
1
10 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 10 October 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
12 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 12 October 1999
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
14 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 14 October 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
14 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 14 October 1999
Thursday 14 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 October)
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
16 Oct
9
18 Oct
10
19 Oct
12
21 Oct
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 21 October 1999
13
22 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 22 October 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
22 Oct
15
24 Oct
15
24 Oct
15
24 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 24 October 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
27 Oct
20
29 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 29 October 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
31 Oct
22
31 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 31 October 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
2 Nov
25
3 Nov
26
4 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 4 November 1999
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
5 Nov
27•
eve
4 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 4 November 1999
Thursday 4 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
5 Nov
28
6 Nov
29
7 Nov
30
8 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.