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
4 Oct
1
4 Oct
1
4 Oct
1
4 Oct
1
4 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 4 October 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
5 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 October 2130
Thursday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 October)
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
6 Oct
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 6 October 2130
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
8 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 8 October 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
10 Oct
9
12 Oct
10
13 Oct
12
15 Oct
13
16 Oct
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 16 October 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
16 Oct
15
18 Oct
15
18 Oct
15
18 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 18 October 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
21 Oct
20
23 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 23 October 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
25 Oct
22
25 Oct
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 25 October 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
27 Oct
24
27 Oct
25
28 Oct
26
29 Oct
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 29 October 2130
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
30 Oct
27•
eve
29 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 29 October 2130
Sunday 29 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 October)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
31 Oct
29
1 Nov
29
1 Nov
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.