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
11 Feb
1
11 Feb
1
11 Feb
1
11 Feb
1
11 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 11 February 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
13 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 13 February 2119
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
15 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 15 February 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
16 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 16 February 2119
Thursday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 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
7
17 Feb
9
19 Feb
10
20 Feb
12
22 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 22 February 2119
13
23 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 23 February 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
23 Feb
15
25 Feb
15
25 Feb
15
25 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 25 February 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
28 Feb
20
2 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 2 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
4 Mar
22
4 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 4 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
6 Mar
25
7 Mar
26
8 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 8 March 2119
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
9 Mar
27•
eve
8 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 8 March 2119
Wednesday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
10 Mar
28
10 Mar
29
11 Mar
30
12 Mar
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.