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
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
1
1 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 1 February 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
1 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 1 February 2120
Thursday 1 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 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
3
3 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 3 February 2120
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
5 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 5 February 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
7 Feb
9
9 Feb
10
10 Feb
12
12 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Monday 12 February 2120
13
13 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 13 February 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
13 Feb
15
15 Feb
15
15 Feb
15
15 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 15 February 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
18 Feb
20
20 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 20 February 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
22 Feb
22
22 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 22 February 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
23 Feb
24
24 Feb
25
25 Feb
26
26 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 26 February 2120
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
27 Feb
27•
eve
26 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 26 February 2120
Monday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
28 Feb
29
29 Feb
29
29 Feb
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.