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
1 Feb
1•
eve
31 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 31 January 1957
Thursday 31 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 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
1
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 1 February 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
3 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 3 February 1957
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
5 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 5 February 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
7 Feb
9
9 Feb
10
10 Feb
12
12 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 12 February 1957
13
13 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 13 February 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
13 Feb
15
15 Feb
15
15 Feb
15
15 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 15 February 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
18 Feb
20
20 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 20 February 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
22 Feb
22
22 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 22 February 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
24 Feb
25
25 Feb
26
26 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 26 February 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
27 Feb
27•
eve
26 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 26 February 1957
Tuesday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
28 Feb
29
1 Mar
29
1 Mar
30
2 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.