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
31 Dec
1
31 Dec
1
31 Dec
1
31 Dec
1
31 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 31 December 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
31 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 31 December 1959
Thursday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 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
3
2 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 2 January 1960
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
4 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 4 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
6 Jan
9
8 Jan
10
9 Jan
12
11 Jan
13
12 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 12 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 Jan
15
14 Jan
15
14 Jan
15
14 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 14 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 Jan
20
19 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 19 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 Jan
22
21 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 21 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
22 Jan
24
23 Jan
25
24 Jan
26
25 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 25 January 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 Jan
27•
eve
25 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 25 January 1960
Monday 25 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 Jan
29
28 Jan
29
28 Jan
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.