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
14 Dec
1•
eve
13 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 13 December 1928
Thursday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 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
1
14 Dec
1
14 Dec
1
14 Dec
1
14 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 14 December 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
16 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 16 December 1928
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
18 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 18 December 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
20 Dec
9
22 Dec
10
23 Dec
12
25 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 25 December 1928
13
26 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 26 December 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
26 Dec
15
28 Dec
15
28 Dec
15
28 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 28 December 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
31 Dec
20
2 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 2 January 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
4 Jan
22
4 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 4 January 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
6 Jan
25
7 Jan
26
8 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 8 January 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
9 Jan
27•
eve
8 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 8 January 1929
Tuesday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
10 Jan
29
11 Jan
29
11 Jan
29
11 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.