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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
1
13 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 13 February 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
15 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 15 February 2021
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
17 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 17 February 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
18 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 18 February 2021
Thursday 18 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 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
19 Feb
9
21 Feb
10
22 Feb
12
24 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 24 February 2021
13
25 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 25 February 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
25 Feb
15
27 Feb
15
27 Feb
15
27 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 27 February 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
2 Mar
20
4 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 4 March 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
6 Mar
22
6 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 6 March 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
8 Mar
25
9 Mar
26
10 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
11 Mar
27•
eve
10 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 10 March 2021
Wednesday 10 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
12 Mar
28
12 Mar
29
13 Mar
29
13 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.