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
20 Dec
1
20 Dec
1
20 Dec
1
20 Dec
1
20 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 20 December 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
22 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 22 December 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
4•
eve
22 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 December 1960
Thursday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 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
5
24 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 24 December 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
26 Dec
9
28 Dec
10
29 Dec
12
31 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 31 December 1960
13
1 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 1 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
1 Jan
15
3 Jan
15
3 Jan
15
3 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 3 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
6 Jan
20
8 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 8 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
10 Jan
22
10 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 10 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
12 Jan
25
13 Jan
25
13 Jan
26
14 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 14 January 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
15 Jan
27•
eve
14 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 14 January 1961
Saturday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
16 Jan
29
17 Jan
29
17 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.