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
30 Dec
1
30 Dec
1
30 Dec
1
30 Dec
1
30 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 30 December 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
31 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 31 December 2122
Thursday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 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
3
1 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 1 January 2123
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
3 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 3 January 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
5 Jan
9
7 Jan
10
8 Jan
12
10 Jan
13
11 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 11 January 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
11 Jan
15
13 Jan
15
13 Jan
15
13 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 13 January 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
16 Jan
20
18 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 18 January 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
20 Jan
22
20 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 20 January 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
22 Jan
24
22 Jan
25
23 Jan
26
24 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 24 January 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
25 Jan
27•
eve
24 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 24 January 2123
Sunday 24 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
26 Jan
29
27 Jan
30
28 Jan
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.