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
25 Jan
1
25 Jan
1
25 Jan
1
25 Jan
1
25 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 25 January 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
27 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 27 January 2088
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
29 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 29 January 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
29 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 29 January 2088
Thursday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 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
7
31 Jan
9
2 Feb
10
3 Feb
12
5 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 5 February 2088
13
6 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 6 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
6 Feb
15
8 Feb
15
8 Feb
15
8 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 8 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
11 Feb
20
13 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 13 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
15 Feb
22
15 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 15 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
17 Feb
25
18 Feb
26
19 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 19 February 2088
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
20 Feb
27•
eve
19 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 19 February 2088
Thursday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
20 Feb
28
21 Feb
29
22 Feb
30
23 Feb
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.