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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
9 Feb
1
9 Feb
1
9 Feb
1
9 Feb
1
9 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 9 February 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
11 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 11 February 2054
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•
eve
12 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 12 February 2054
Thursday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 February)
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
13 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 13 February 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
15 Feb
9
17 Feb
10
18 Feb
12
20 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 20 February 2054
13
21 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 21 February 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
21 Feb
15
23 Feb
15
23 Feb
15
23 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 23 February 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
26 Feb
20
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 28 February 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
2 Mar
22
2 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 2 March 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
4 Mar
25
5 Mar
26
6 Mar
26
6 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 6 March 2054
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
7 Mar
27•
eve
6 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 6 March 2054
Friday 6 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
8 Mar
29
9 Mar
30
10 Mar
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.