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
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 13 February 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
15 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 15 February 1956
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
16 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 16 February 1956
Thursday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 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
5
17 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 17 February 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
19 Feb
9
21 Feb
10
22 Feb
12
24 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 24 February 1956
13
25 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 25 February 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
25 Feb
15
27 Feb
15
27 Feb
15
27 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 27 February 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 Mar
20
3 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 3 March 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 Mar
22
5 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 5 March 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 Mar
25
8 Mar
26
9 Mar
26
9 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 9 March 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 Mar
27•
eve
9 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 9 March 1956
Friday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 Mar
29
12 Mar
30
13 Mar
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.