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
29 Aug
1•
eve
28 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 28 August 2003
Thursday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 August)
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
1
29 Aug
1
29 Aug
1
29 Aug
1
29 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 29 August 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
31 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 31 August 2003
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 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 2 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
4 Sept
9
6 Sept
10
7 Sept
12
9 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 9 September 2003
13
10 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 10 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
10 Sept
15
12 Sept
15
12 Sept
15
12 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 12 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
15 Sept
20
17 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 17 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
19 Sept
22
19 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 19 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
21 Sept
25
22 Sept
26
23 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 23 September 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
24 Sept
27•
eve
23 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 23 September 2003
Tuesday 23 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
25 Sept
29
26 Sept
29
26 Sept
29
26 Sept
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.