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
10 Jan
1
10 Jan
1
10 Jan
1
10 Jan
1
10 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 10 January 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
12 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 12 January 1959
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
14 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 14 January 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
15 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 15 January 1959
Thursday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 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
16 Jan
9
18 Jan
10
19 Jan
12
21 Jan
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 21 January 1959
13
22 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 22 January 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
22 Jan
15
24 Jan
15
24 Jan
15
24 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 24 January 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
27 Jan
20
29 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 29 January 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
31 Jan
22
31 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 31 January 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
2 Feb
25
3 Feb
26
4 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 4 February 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
5 Feb
27•
eve
4 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 4 February 1959
Wednesday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
6 Feb
28
6 Feb
29
7 Feb
30
8 Feb
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.