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
29 Jan
1•
eve
28 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 28 January 2055
Thursday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 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
1
29 Jan
1
29 Jan
1
29 Jan
1
29 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 29 January 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
31 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 31 January 2055
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
2 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 2 February 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
4 Feb
9
6 Feb
10
7 Feb
12
9 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 9 February 2055
13
10 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 10 February 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
10 Feb
15
12 Feb
15
12 Feb
15
12 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 12 February 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
15 Feb
20
17 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 17 February 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
19 Feb
22
19 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 19 February 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
21 Feb
25
22 Feb
26
23 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 23 February 2055
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
24 Feb
27•
eve
23 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 23 February 2055
Tuesday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 24 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
25 Feb
29
26 Feb
29
26 Feb
30
27 Feb
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.