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
26 Sept
1•
eve
25 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 September 2098
Thursday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 September)
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
26 Sept
1
26 Sept
1
26 Sept
1
26 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 26 September 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 28 September 2098
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
30 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 30 September 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
2 Oct
9
4 Oct
10
5 Oct
12
7 Oct
13
8 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 8 October 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
8 Oct
15
10 Oct
15
10 Oct
15
10 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 10 October 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
13 Oct
20
15 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 15 October 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
17 Oct
22
17 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 17 October 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
19 Oct
25
20 Oct
26
21 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 21 October 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
22 Oct
27•
eve
21 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 21 October 2098
Tuesday 21 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
23 Oct
29
24 Oct
29
24 Oct
30
25 Oct
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.