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
3 Nov
1•
eve
2 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 November 2062
Thursday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 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
1
3 Nov
1
3 Nov
1
3 Nov
1
3 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 3 November 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
5 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 5 November 2062
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
7 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 7 November 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
9 Nov
9
11 Nov
10
12 Nov
12
14 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 14 November 2062
13
15 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 15 November 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
15 Nov
15
17 Nov
15
17 Nov
15
17 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 17 November 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
20 Nov
20
22 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 22 November 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
24 Nov
22
24 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 24 November 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
26 Nov
25
27 Nov
26
28 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 28 November 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
29 Nov
27•
eve
28 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 28 November 2062
Tuesday 28 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
30 Nov
29
1 Dec
29
1 Dec
30
2 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.