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
17 Dec
1
17 Dec
1
17 Dec
1
17 Dec
1
17 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 17 December 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
19 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 19 December 2058
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
19 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 19 December 2058
Thursday 19 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 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
21 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 21 December 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
23 Dec
9
25 Dec
10
26 Dec
12
28 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 28 December 2058
13
29 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 29 December 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
29 Dec
15
31 Dec
15
31 Dec
15
31 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 31 December 2058
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
3 Jan
20
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 5 January 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
7 Jan
22
7 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 7 January 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
9 Jan
25
10 Jan
25
10 Jan
26
11 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 11 January 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
12 Jan
27•
eve
11 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 11 January 2059
Saturday 11 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
13 Jan
29
14 Jan
29
14 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.