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
18 Jan
1
18 Jan
1
18 Jan
1
18 Jan
1
18 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 18 January 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
20 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 20 January 2056
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
4•
eve
20 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 20 January 2056
Thursday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 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
5
22 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 22 January 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
24 Jan
9
26 Jan
10
27 Jan
12
29 Jan
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 29 January 2056
13
30 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 30 January 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 Jan
15
1 Feb
15
1 Feb
15
1 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 1 February 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
4 Feb
20
6 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 6 February 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
8 Feb
22
8 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 8 February 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
10 Feb
25
11 Feb
25
11 Feb
26
12 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 12 February 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
13 Feb
27•
eve
12 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 12 February 2056
Saturday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
14 Feb
29
15 Feb
30
16 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.