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
28 Jan
1
28 Jan
1
28 Jan
1
28 Jan
1
28 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 28 January 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
30 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 30 January 1990
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
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 1 February 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
1 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 1 February 1990
Thursday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 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
7
3 Feb
9
5 Feb
10
6 Feb
12
8 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 8 February 1990
13
9 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 9 February 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
9 Feb
15
11 Feb
15
11 Feb
15
11 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 11 February 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
14 Feb
20
16 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 16 February 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
18 Feb
22
18 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 18 February 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
20 Feb
25
21 Feb
26
22 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 22 February 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
23 Feb
27•
eve
22 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 22 February 1990
Thursday 22 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
23 Feb
28
24 Feb
29
25 Feb
30
26 Feb
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.