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
26 Dec
1
26 Dec
1
26 Dec
1
26 Dec
1
26 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 26 December 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 28 December 1927
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
29 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 29 December 1927
Thursday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 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
5
30 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 30 December 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
1 Jan
9
3 Jan
10
4 Jan
12
6 Jan
13
7 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 7 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
7 Jan
15
9 Jan
15
9 Jan
15
9 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 9 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
12 Jan
20
14 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 14 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
16 Jan
22
16 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 16 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
18 Jan
25
19 Jan
26
20 Jan
26
20 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 20 January 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
21 Jan
27•
eve
20 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 20 January 1928
Friday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
22 Jan
29
23 Jan
29
23 Jan
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.