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 Jan
1
13 Jan
1
13 Jan
1
13 Jan
1
13 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 13 January 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
15 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 15 January 2024
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 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 17 January 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
18 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 18 January 2024
Thursday 18 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 January)
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 Jan
9
21 Jan
10
22 Jan
12
24 Jan
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 24 January 2024
13
25 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 25 January 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
25 Jan
15
27 Jan
15
27 Jan
15
27 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 27 January 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
30 Jan
20
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 1 February 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
3 Feb
22
3 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 3 February 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
5 Feb
25
6 Feb
26
7 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
8 Feb
27•
eve
7 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 7 February 2024
Wednesday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
9 Feb
28
9 Feb
29
10 Feb
29
10 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.