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
30 Oct
1
30 Oct
1
30 Oct
1
30 Oct
1
30 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 30 October 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
1 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 1 November 2095
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
3 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 3 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
3 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 November 2095
Thursday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 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
7
5 Nov
9
7 Nov
10
8 Nov
12
10 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 10 November 2095
13
11 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 11 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
11 Nov
15
13 Nov
15
13 Nov
15
13 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 13 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
16 Nov
20
18 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 18 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
20 Nov
22
20 Nov
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 20 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
22 Nov
25
23 Nov
26
24 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 24 November 2095
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
25 Nov
27•
eve
24 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 24 November 2095
Thursday 24 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 November)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
25 Nov
28
26 Nov
29
27 Nov
29
27 Nov
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.