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
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
1
11 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 11 August 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
11 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 11 August 2135
Thursday 11 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 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
13 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 13 August 2135
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
15 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 15 August 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
17 Aug
9
19 Aug
10
20 Aug
12
22 Aug
13
23 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 23 August 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
23 Aug
15
25 Aug
15
25 Aug
15
25 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 25 August 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
28 Aug
20
30 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 30 August 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
1 Sept
22
1 Sept
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 1 September 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
2 Sept
24
3 Sept
25
4 Sept
26
5 Sept
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 5 September 2135
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
6 Sept
27•
eve
5 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 5 September 2135
Monday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 September)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
7 Sept
29
8 Sept
29
8 Sept
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.