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
6 Sept
1
6 Sept
1
6 Sept
1
6 Sept
1
6 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 6 September 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
8 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 8 September 2100
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
9 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 9 September 2100
Thursday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 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
5
10 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 10 September 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
12 Sept
9
14 Sept
10
15 Sept
12
17 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 17 September 2100
13
18 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 18 September 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
18 Sept
15
20 Sept
15
20 Sept
15
20 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 20 September 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
23 Sept
20
25 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 25 September 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
27 Sept
22
27 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 27 September 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
29 Sept
25
30 Sept
26
1 Oct
26
1 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 1 October 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
2 Oct
27•
eve
1 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 1 October 2100
Friday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 2 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
3 Oct
29
4 Oct
29
4 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.