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
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28 Sept
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28 Sept
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28 Sept
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28 Sept
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28 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 28 September 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
28 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 28 September 2000
Thursday 28 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 September)
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
3
30 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 30 September 2000
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
2 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 2 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
4 Oct
9
6 Oct
10
7 Oct
12
9 Oct
13
10 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 10 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
10 Oct
15
12 Oct
15
12 Oct
15
12 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 12 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
15 Oct
20
17 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 17 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
19 Oct
22
19 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 19 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
21 Oct
25
22 Oct
26
23 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 23 October 2000
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
24 Oct
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eve
23 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 23 October 2000
Monday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
25 Oct
29
26 Oct
30
27 Oct
30
27 Oct
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.