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
19 Dec
1
19 Dec
1
19 Dec
1
19 Dec
1
19 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 19 December 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
21 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 21 December 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
23 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 23 December 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
23 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 23 December 2123
Thursday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 December)
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
25 Dec
9
27 Dec
10
28 Dec
12
30 Dec
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 30 December 2123
13
31 Dec
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 31 December 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
31 Dec
15
2 Jan
15
2 Jan
15
2 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 2 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
5 Jan
20
7 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 7 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
9 Jan
22
9 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 9 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
11 Jan
25
12 Jan
26
13 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 13 January 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
14 Jan
27•
eve
13 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 13 January 2124
Thursday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
14 Jan
28
15 Jan
29
16 Jan
30
17 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.