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 Aug
1•
eve
25 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 August 2101
Thursday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 August)
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 Aug
1
26 Aug
1
26 Aug
1
26 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 26 August 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 28 August 2101
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 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 30 August 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
1 Sept
9
3 Sept
10
4 Sept
12
6 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 6 September 2101
13
7 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 7 September 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
7 Sept
15
9 Sept
15
9 Sept
15
9 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 9 September 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
12 Sept
20
14 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 14 September 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
16 Sept
22
16 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 16 September 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
18 Sept
25
19 Sept
26
20 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 20 September 2101
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
21 Sept
27•
eve
20 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 20 September 2101
Tuesday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
22 Sept
29
23 Sept
29
23 Sept
30
24 Sept
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.