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
16 Jan
1
16 Jan
1
16 Jan
1
16 Jan
1
16 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 16 January 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
18 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 18 January 1926
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
20 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 20 January 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
21 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 21 January 1926
Thursday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 January)
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
22 Jan
9
24 Jan
10
25 Jan
12
27 Jan
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 27 January 1926
13
28 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 28 January 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 Jan
15
30 Jan
15
30 Jan
15
30 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 30 January 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
2 Feb
20
4 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 4 February 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
6 Feb
22
6 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 6 February 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
8 Feb
25
9 Feb
26
10 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 10 February 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
11 Feb
27•
eve
10 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 10 February 1926
Wednesday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
12 Feb
28
12 Feb
29
13 Feb
29
13 Feb
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.