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 Aug
1
16 Aug
1
16 Aug
1
16 Aug
1
16 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 16 August 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
17 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 August 2102
Thursday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 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
3
18 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 18 August 2102
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 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 20 August 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
22 Aug
9
24 Aug
10
25 Aug
12
27 Aug
13
28 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 28 August 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 Aug
15
30 Aug
15
30 Aug
15
30 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 30 August 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
2 Sept
20
4 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 4 September 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
6 Sept
22
6 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 6 September 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
8 Sept
24
8 Sept
25
9 Sept
26
10 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 10 September 2102
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
11 Sept
27•
eve
10 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 10 September 2102
Sunday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
12 Sept
29
13 Sept
29
13 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.