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 Nov
1
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
1
16 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 16 November 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
18 Nov
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 18 November 2126
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 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 20 November 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
21 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 21 November 2126
Thursday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 November)
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
7
22 Nov
9
24 Nov
10
25 Nov
12
27 Nov
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 27 November 2126
13
28 Nov
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 28 November 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 Nov
15
30 Nov
15
30 Nov
15
30 Nov
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 30 November 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
3 Dec
20
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 5 December 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
7 Dec
22
7 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 7 December 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
9 Dec
25
10 Dec
26
11 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 11 December 2126
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
12 Dec
27•
eve
11 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 11 December 2126
Wednesday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
13 Dec
28
13 Dec
29
14 Dec
29
14 Dec
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.