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
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27 Dec
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27 Dec
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27 Dec
1
27 Dec
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27 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 27 December 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
27 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 27 December 2057
Thursday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 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
29 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 29 December 2057
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
31 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 31 December 2057
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
2 Jan
9
4 Jan
10
5 Jan
12
7 Jan
13
8 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 8 January 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
8 Jan
15
10 Jan
15
10 Jan
15
10 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 10 January 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
13 Jan
20
15 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 15 January 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
17 Jan
22
17 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 17 January 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
19 Jan
25
20 Jan
26
21 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 21 January 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
22 Jan
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eve
21 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 21 January 2058
Monday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
23 Jan
29
24 Jan
30
25 Jan
30
25 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.