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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
1
18 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 18 November 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
20 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 20 November 2028
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
22 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 22 November 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
23 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 23 November 2028
Thursday 23 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 November)
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
24 Nov
9
26 Nov
10
27 Nov
12
29 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 29 November 2028
13
30 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 30 November 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 Nov
15
2 Dec
15
2 Dec
15
2 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 2 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
5 Dec
20
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 7 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
9 Dec
22
9 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 9 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
11 Dec
25
12 Dec
26
13 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 13 December 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
14 Dec
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eve
13 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 13 December 2028
Wednesday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
15 Dec
28
15 Dec
29
16 Dec
29
16 Dec
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.