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
23 Oct
1
23 Oct
1
23 Oct
1
23 Oct
1
23 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 23 October 2063
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
25 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 25 October 2063
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
4•
eve
25 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 October 2063
Thursday 25 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 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
5
27 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 27 October 2063
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
29 Oct
9
31 Oct
10
1 Nov
12
3 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 3 November 2063
13
4 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 4 November 2063
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
4 Nov
15
6 Nov
15
6 Nov
15
6 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 6 November 2063
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
9 Nov
20
11 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 11 November 2063
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
13 Nov
22
13 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 13 November 2063
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
15 Nov
25
16 Nov
25
16 Nov
26
17 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 17 November 2063
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
18 Nov
27•
eve
17 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 17 November 2063
Saturday 17 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
19 Nov
29
20 Nov
30
21 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.