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 Oct
1
18 Oct
1
18 Oct
1
18 Oct
1
18 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 18 October 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
20 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 20 October 2031
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 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 22 October 2031
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 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 23 October 2031
Thursday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 October)
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 Oct
9
26 Oct
10
27 Oct
12
29 Oct
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 29 October 2031
13
30 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 30 October 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 Oct
15
1 Nov
15
1 Nov
15
1 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 1 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
4 Nov
20
6 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 6 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
8 Nov
22
8 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 8 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
10 Nov
25
11 Nov
26
12 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 12 November 2031
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
13 Nov
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eve
12 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 12 November 2031
Wednesday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 13 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
14 Nov
28
14 Nov
29
15 Nov
29
15 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.