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
18 Sept
1
18 Sept
1
18 Sept
1
18 Sept
1
18 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 18 September 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
20 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 20 September 2001
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
20 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 20 September 2001
Thursday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 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
5
22 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 22 September 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
24 Sept
9
26 Sept
10
27 Sept
12
29 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 29 September 2001
13
30 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 30 September 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 Sept
15
2 Oct
15
2 Oct
15
2 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 2 October 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
5 Oct
20
7 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 7 October 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
9 Oct
22
9 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 9 October 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
11 Oct
25
12 Oct
25
12 Oct
26
13 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 13 October 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
14 Oct
27•
eve
13 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 13 October 2001
Saturday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
15 Oct
29
16 Oct
29
16 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.