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
1
15 Feb
1•
eve
14 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 14 February 2086
Thursday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 February)
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
15 Feb
1
15 Feb
1
15 Feb
1
15 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 15 February 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
17 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 17 February 2086
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
19 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 19 February 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
21 Feb
9
23 Feb
10
24 Feb
12
26 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 26 February 2086
13
27 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 27 February 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
27 Feb
15
1 Mar
15
1 Mar
15
1 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 1 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
4 Mar
20
6 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 6 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
8 Mar
22
8 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 8 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
10 Mar
25
11 Mar
26
12 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 12 March 2086
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
13 Mar
27•
eve
12 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 12 March 2086
Tuesday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
14 Mar
29
15 Mar
29
15 Mar
30
16 Mar
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 days
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.