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
7 Dec
1
7 Dec
1
7 Dec
1
7 Dec
1
7 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 7 December 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
9 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 9 December 2059
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
11 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 11 December 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
11 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 11 December 2059
Thursday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 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
7
13 Dec
9
15 Dec
10
16 Dec
12
18 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 18 December 2059
13
19 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 19 December 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
19 Dec
15
21 Dec
15
21 Dec
15
21 Dec
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 21 December 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
24 Dec
20
26 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 26 December 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
28 Dec
22
28 Dec
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 28 December 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
30 Dec
25
31 Dec
26
1 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 1 January 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
2 Jan
27•
eve
1 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 1 January 2060
Thursday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
2 Jan
28
3 Jan
29
4 Jan
29
4 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.