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
2 Feb
1
2 Feb
1
2 Feb
1
2 Feb
1
2 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 2 February 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
3 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 February 2022
Thursday 3 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 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
4 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 4 February 2022
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
6 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 6 February 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
8 Feb
9
10 Feb
10
11 Feb
12
13 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Sunday 13 February 2022
13
14 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 14 February 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
14 Feb
15
16 Feb
15
16 Feb
15
16 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 16 February 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
19 Feb
20
21 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 21 February 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
23 Feb
22
23 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 23 February 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
25 Feb
24
25 Feb
25
26 Feb
26
27 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 27 February 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
28 Feb
27•
eve
27 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 27 February 2022
Sunday 27 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
1 Mar
29
2 Mar
30
3 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.