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
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
1
17 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 17 August 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
19 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 19 August 2004
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
19 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 19 August 2004
Thursday 19 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 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
5
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 21 August 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
23 Aug
9
25 Aug
10
26 Aug
12
28 Aug
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 28 August 2004
13
29 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 29 August 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
29 Aug
15
31 Aug
15
31 Aug
15
31 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 31 August 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
3 Sept
20
5 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 5 September 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
7 Sept
22
7 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 7 September 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
9 Sept
25
10 Sept
25
10 Sept
26
11 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 11 September 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
12 Sept
27•
eve
11 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 11 September 2004
Saturday 11 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
13 Sept
29
14 Sept
29
14 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.