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
1
20 Nov
1•
eve
19 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 19 November 2093
Thursday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 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
20 Nov
1
20 Nov
1
20 Nov
1
20 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 20 November 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
22 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 22 November 2093
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
24 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 24 November 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
26 Nov
9
28 Nov
10
29 Nov
12
1 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 1 December 2093
13
2 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 2 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
2 Dec
15
4 Dec
15
4 Dec
15
4 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 4 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
7 Dec
20
9 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 9 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
11 Dec
22
11 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 11 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
13 Dec
25
14 Dec
26
15 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 15 December 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
16 Dec
27•
eve
15 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 15 December 2093
Tuesday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
17 Dec
29
18 Dec
29
18 Dec
30
19 Dec
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 days
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.