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
17 Feb
1
17 Feb
1
17 Feb
1
17 Feb
1
17 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 17 February 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
19 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 19 February 1923
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
21 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 21 February 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
22 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 February 1923
Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)
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
23 Feb
9
25 Feb
10
26 Feb
12
28 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 28 February 1923
13
1 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 1 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
1 Mar
15
3 Mar
15
3 Mar
15
3 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 3 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
6 Mar
20
8 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 8 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
10 Mar
22
10 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 10 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
12 Mar
25
13 Mar
26
14 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 14 March 1923
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
15 Mar
27•
eve
14 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 14 March 1923
Wednesday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
16 Mar
28
16 Mar
29
17 Mar
30
18 Mar
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.