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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1
19 Aug
1
19 Aug
1
19 Aug
1
19 Aug
1
19 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 19 August 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
21 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 21 August 2069
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
22 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 August 2069
Thursday 22 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 August)
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
23 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 23 August 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
25 Aug
9
27 Aug
10
28 Aug
12
30 Aug
13
31 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 31 August 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
31 Aug
15
2 Sept
15
2 Sept
15
2 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 2 September 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
5 Sept
20
7 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 7 September 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
9 Sept
22
9 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 9 September 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
11 Sept
25
12 Sept
26
13 Sept
26
13 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 13 September 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
14 Sept
27•
eve
13 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 13 September 2069
Friday 13 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
15 Sept
29
16 Sept
29
16 Sept
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.