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
16 Sept
1
16 Sept
1
16 Sept
1
16 Sept
1
16 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 16 September 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
17 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 September 2099
Thursday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 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
3
18 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 18 September 2099
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
20 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 20 September 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
22 Sept
9
24 Sept
10
25 Sept
12
27 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Sunday 27 September 2099
13
28 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 28 September 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 Sept
15
30 Sept
15
30 Sept
15
30 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 30 September 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
3 Oct
20
5 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 5 October 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
7 Oct
22
7 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 7 October 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
9 Oct
24
9 Oct
25
10 Oct
26
11 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 11 October 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
12 Oct
27•
eve
11 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 11 October 2099
Sunday 11 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 12 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
13 Oct
29
14 Oct
30
15 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.