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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14 Sept
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14 Sept
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14 Sept
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14 Sept
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14 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 14 September 2034
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
14 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 14 September 2034
Thursday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 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
3
16 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 16 September 2034
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
18 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 18 September 2034
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
20 Sept
9
22 Sept
10
23 Sept
12
25 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Monday 25 September 2034
13
26 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 26 September 2034
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
26 Sept
15
28 Sept
15
28 Sept
15
28 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 28 September 2034
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 Oct
20
3 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 3 October 2034
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 Oct
22
5 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 5 October 2034
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 Oct
25
8 Oct
26
9 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 9 October 2034
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 Oct
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eve
9 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 9 October 2034
Monday 9 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 Oct
29
12 Oct
30
13 Oct
30
13 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.