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
9 Dec
1
9 Dec
1
9 Dec
1
9 Dec
1
9 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 9 December 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
11 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 11 December 1961
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
13 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 13 December 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
14 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 14 December 1961
Thursday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 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
7
15 Dec
9
17 Dec
10
18 Dec
12
20 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 20 December 1961
13
21 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 21 December 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
21 Dec
15
23 Dec
15
23 Dec
15
23 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 23 December 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
26 Dec
20
28 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 28 December 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
30 Dec
22
30 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 30 December 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
1 Jan
25
2 Jan
26
3 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 3 January 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
4 Jan
27•
eve
3 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 3 January 1962
Wednesday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
5 Jan
28
5 Jan
29
6 Jan
30
7 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.