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
2 Jan
1
2 Jan
1
2 Jan
1
2 Jan
1
2 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 2 January 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
4 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 4 January 2090
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•
eve
5 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 January 2090
Thursday 5 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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
5
6 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 6 January 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
8 Jan
9
10 Jan
10
11 Jan
12
13 Jan
13
14 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 14 January 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
14 Jan
15
16 Jan
15
16 Jan
15
16 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 16 January 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
19 Jan
20
21 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 21 January 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
23 Jan
22
23 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 23 January 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
25 Jan
25
26 Jan
26
27 Jan
26
27 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 27 January 2090
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
28 Jan
27•
eve
27 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 27 January 2090
Friday 27 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
29 Jan
29
30 Jan
30
31 Jan
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.