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
7 Feb
1
7 Feb
1
7 Feb
1
7 Feb
1
7 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 7 February 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
9 Feb
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 9 February 2152
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
10 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 10 February 2152
Thursday 10 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 11 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
5
11 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 11 February 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
13 Feb
9
15 Feb
10
16 Feb
12
18 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Friday 18 February 2152
13
19 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 19 February 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
19 Feb
15
21 Feb
15
21 Feb
15
21 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 21 February 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
24 Feb
20
26 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 26 February 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
28 Feb
22
28 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 28 February 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
1 Mar
25
2 Mar
26
3 Mar
26
3 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 3 March 2152
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
4 Mar
27•
eve
3 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 3 March 2152
Friday 3 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
5 Mar
29
6 Mar
30
7 Mar
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.