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
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8 Nov
1
8 Nov
1
8 Nov
1
8 Nov
1
8 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 8 November 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
8 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 8 November 2029
Thursday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 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
3
10 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 10 November 2029
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 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 12 November 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
14 Nov
9
16 Nov
10
17 Nov
12
19 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Monday 19 November 2029
13
20 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 20 November 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
20 Nov
15
22 Nov
15
22 Nov
15
22 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 22 November 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
25 Nov
20
27 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 27 November 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
29 Nov
22
29 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 29 November 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
30 Nov
24
1 Dec
25
2 Dec
26
3 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 3 December 2029
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
4 Dec
27•
eve
3 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 3 December 2029
Monday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
5 Dec
29
6 Dec
29
6 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.