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
21 Dec
1
21 Dec
1
21 Dec
1
21 Dec
1
21 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 21 December 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
23 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 23 December 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
25 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 25 December 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
25 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 December 2025
Thursday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 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
27 Dec
9
29 Dec
10
30 Dec
12
1 Jan
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 1 January 2026
13
2 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 2 January 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
2 Jan
15
4 Jan
15
4 Jan
15
4 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 4 January 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
7 Jan
20
9 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 9 January 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
11 Jan
22
11 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 11 January 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
13 Jan
25
14 Jan
26
15 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 15 January 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
16 Jan
27•
eve
15 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 15 January 2026
Thursday 15 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
16 Jan
28
17 Jan
29
18 Jan
30
19 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.