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
18 Dec
1
18 Dec
1
18 Dec
1
18 Dec
1
18 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 18 December 1895
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
19 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 19 December 1895
Thursday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 December)
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
20 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 20 December 1895
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
22 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 22 December 1895
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
24 Dec
9
26 Dec
10
27 Dec
12
29 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Sunday 29 December 1895
13
30 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 30 December 1895
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 Dec
15
1 Jan
15
1 Jan
15
1 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 1 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
4 Jan
20
6 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 6 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
8 Jan
22
8 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 8 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
10 Jan
24
10 Jan
25
11 Jan
26
12 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 12 January 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
13 Jan
27•
eve
12 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 12 January 1896
Sunday 12 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
14 Jan
29
15 Jan
29
15 Jan
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.