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
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15 Dec
1
15 Dec
1
15 Dec
1
15 Dec
1
15 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 15 December 1993
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
16 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 16 December 1993
Thursday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 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
3
17 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 17 December 1993
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
19 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 19 December 1993
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
21 Dec
9
23 Dec
10
24 Dec
12
26 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Sunday 26 December 1993
13
27 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 27 December 1993
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
27 Dec
15
29 Dec
15
29 Dec
15
29 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 29 December 1993
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 Jan
20
3 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 3 January 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 Jan
22
5 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 5 January 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 Jan
24
7 Jan
25
8 Jan
26
9 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 9 January 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 Jan
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eve
9 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 9 January 1994
Sunday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 Jan
29
12 Jan
29
12 Jan
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.