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
10 Dec
1
10 Dec
1
10 Dec
1
10 Dec
1
10 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 10 December 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
10 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 10 December 2026
Thursday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 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
3
12 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 12 December 2026
At the Centre that day
- Shahadat-e-Imam Ali al-Naqi (a) · time to be confirmed
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
14 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 14 December 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
16 Dec
9
18 Dec
10
19 Dec
12
21 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Monday 21 December 2026
13
22 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 22 December 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
22 Dec
15
24 Dec
15
24 Dec
15
24 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 24 December 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
27 Dec
20
29 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 29 December 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
31 Dec
22
31 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 31 December 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
2 Jan
25
3 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a)
Sunday 3 January 2027
At the Centre that day
- Shahadat-e-Imam Musa al-Kazim (a) · time to be confirmed
26
4 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 4 January 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
5 Jan
27•
eve
4 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 4 January 2027
Monday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
6 Jan
Mourning
Imam al-Husayn (a) leaves Medina
Wednesday 6 January 2027
At the Centre that day
- Departure of Imam Husayn (a) from Madina · time to be confirmed
29
7 Jan
30
8 Jan
30
8 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.