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
1 Jan
1
1 Jan
1
1 Jan
1
1 Jan
1
1 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 1 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
2 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 January 2025
Thursday 2 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 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
3
3 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 3 January 2025
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
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 5 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
7 Jan
9
9 Jan
10
10 Jan
12
12 Jan
13
13 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 13 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
13 Jan
15
15 Jan
15
15 Jan
15
15 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 15 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
18 Jan
20
20 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 20 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
22 Jan
22
22 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 22 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
24 Jan
24
24 Jan
25
25 Jan
26
26 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 26 January 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
27 Jan
27•
eve
26 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 26 January 2025
Sunday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
28 Jan
29
29 Jan
30
30 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.