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
4 Dec
1
4 Dec
1
4 Dec
1
4 Dec
1
4 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 4 December 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
6 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 6 December 1994
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
8 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 8 December 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
8 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 8 December 1994
Thursday 8 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 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
10 Dec
9
12 Dec
10
13 Dec
12
15 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 15 December 1994
13
16 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 16 December 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
16 Dec
15
18 Dec
15
18 Dec
15
18 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 18 December 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
21 Dec
20
23 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 23 December 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
25 Dec
22
25 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 25 December 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
27 Dec
25
28 Dec
26
29 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 29 December 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
30 Dec
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eve
29 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 29 December 1994
Thursday 29 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
30 Dec
28
31 Dec
29
1 Jan
30
2 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.