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
31 Aug
1
31 Aug
1
31 Aug
1
31 Aug
1
31 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 31 August 2133
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
2 Sept
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 2 September 2133
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
3 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 September 2133
Thursday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 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
4 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 4 September 2133
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
6 Sept
9
8 Sept
10
9 Sept
12
11 Sept
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 11 September 2133
13
12 Sept
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 12 September 2133
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 Sept
15
14 Sept
15
14 Sept
15
14 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 14 September 2133
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 Sept
20
19 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 19 September 2133
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 Sept
22
21 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 21 September 2133
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
23 Sept
25
24 Sept
26
25 Sept
26
25 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 25 September 2133
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 Sept
27•
eve
25 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 25 September 2133
Friday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 26 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 Sept
29
28 Sept
30
29 Sept
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.