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
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29 Nov
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29 Nov
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29 Nov
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29 Nov
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29 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 29 November 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
1 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 1 December 2027
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
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eve
2 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 December 2027
Thursday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 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
5
3 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 3 December 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
5 Dec
9
7 Dec
10
8 Dec
12
10 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 10 December 2027
13
11 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 11 December 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
11 Dec
15
13 Dec
15
13 Dec
15
13 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 13 December 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
16 Dec
20
18 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 18 December 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
20 Dec
22
20 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 20 December 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
22 Dec
25
23 Dec
26
24 Dec
26
24 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 24 December 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
25 Dec
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eve
24 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 24 December 2027
Friday 24 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 December)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
26 Dec
29
27 Dec
30
28 Dec
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.