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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
14 Nov
1
14 Nov
1
14 Nov
1
14 Nov
1
14 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 14 November 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
16 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 16 November 2061
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•
eve
17 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 November 2061
Thursday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 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
18 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 18 November 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
20 Nov
9
22 Nov
10
23 Nov
12
25 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 25 November 2061
13
26 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 26 November 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
26 Nov
15
28 Nov
15
28 Nov
15
28 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 28 November 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 Dec
20
3 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 3 December 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 Dec
22
5 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 5 December 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 Dec
25
8 Dec
26
9 Dec
26
9 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 9 December 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 Dec
27•
eve
9 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 9 December 2061
Friday 9 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 Dec
29
12 Dec
30
13 Dec
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.