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
8 Sept
1
8 Sept
1
8 Sept
1
8 Sept
1
8 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 8 September 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
10 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 10 September 2002
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
12 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 12 September 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
12 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 12 September 2002
Thursday 12 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 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
7
14 Sept
9
16 Sept
10
17 Sept
12
19 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 19 September 2002
13
20 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 20 September 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
20 Sept
15
22 Sept
15
22 Sept
15
22 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 22 September 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
25 Sept
20
27 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 27 September 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
29 Sept
22
29 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 29 September 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
1 Oct
25
2 Oct
26
3 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 3 October 2002
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
4 Oct
27•
eve
3 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 3 October 2002
Thursday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
4 Oct
28
5 Oct
29
6 Oct
29
6 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.