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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6 Oct
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6 Oct
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6 Oct
1
6 Oct
1
6 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 6 October 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
7 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 7 October 2032
Thursday 7 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 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
3
8 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 8 October 2032
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 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 10 October 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
12 Oct
9
14 Oct
10
15 Oct
12
17 Oct
13
18 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 18 October 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
18 Oct
15
20 Oct
15
20 Oct
15
20 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 20 October 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
23 Oct
20
25 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 25 October 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
27 Oct
22
27 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 27 October 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
29 Oct
24
29 Oct
25
30 Oct
26
31 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 31 October 2032
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
1 Nov
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eve
31 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 31 October 2032
Sunday 31 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
2 Nov
29
3 Nov
30
4 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.