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
25 Sept
1
25 Sept
1
25 Sept
1
25 Sept
1
25 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 25 September 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
27 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 27 September 2033
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
29 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 29 September 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
29 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 29 September 2033
Thursday 29 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 September)
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
1 Oct
9
3 Oct
10
4 Oct
12
6 Oct
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 6 October 2033
13
7 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 7 October 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
7 Oct
15
9 Oct
15
9 Oct
15
9 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 9 October 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
12 Oct
20
14 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 14 October 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
16 Oct
22
16 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 16 October 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
18 Oct
25
19 Oct
26
20 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 20 October 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
21 Oct
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eve
20 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 20 October 2033
Thursday 20 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
21 Oct
28
22 Oct
29
23 Oct
30
24 Oct
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.