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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28 Oct
1
28 Oct
1
28 Oct
1
28 Oct
1
28 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 28 October 2030
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
30 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 30 October 2030
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
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eve
31 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 31 October 2030
Thursday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 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
5
1 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 1 November 2030
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
3 Nov
9
5 Nov
10
6 Nov
12
8 Nov
13
9 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 9 November 2030
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
9 Nov
15
11 Nov
15
11 Nov
15
11 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 11 November 2030
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
14 Nov
20
16 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 16 November 2030
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
18 Nov
22
18 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 18 November 2030
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
20 Nov
25
21 Nov
26
22 Nov
26
22 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 22 November 2030
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
23 Nov
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eve
22 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 22 November 2030
Friday 22 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
24 Nov
29
25 Nov
30
26 Nov
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.