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
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
8 Feb
1
8 Feb
1
8 Feb
1
8 Feb
1
8 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 8 February 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
9 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 9 February 1989
Thursday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 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
3
10 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 10 February 1989
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
12 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 12 February 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
14 Feb
9
16 Feb
10
17 Feb
12
19 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Sunday 19 February 1989
13
20 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 20 February 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
20 Feb
15
22 Feb
15
22 Feb
15
22 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 22 February 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
25 Feb
20
27 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 27 February 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
1 Mar
22
1 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 1 March 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
3 Mar
24
3 Mar
25
4 Mar
26
5 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 5 March 1989
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
6 Mar
27•
eve
5 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 5 March 1989
Sunday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
7 Mar
29
8 Mar
29
8 Mar
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.