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
6 Aug
1
6 Aug
1
6 Aug
1
6 Aug
1
6 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 6 August 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
8 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 8 August 2005
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
10 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 10 August 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
11 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 11 August 2005
Thursday 11 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 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
7
12 Aug
9
14 Aug
10
15 Aug
12
17 Aug
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 17 August 2005
13
18 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 18 August 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
18 Aug
15
20 Aug
15
20 Aug
15
20 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 20 August 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
23 Aug
20
25 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 25 August 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
27 Aug
22
27 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 27 August 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
29 Aug
25
30 Aug
26
31 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 31 August 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
1 Sept
27•
eve
31 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 31 August 2005
Wednesday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
2 Sept
28
2 Sept
29
3 Sept
30
4 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.