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
26 Jan
1•
eve
25 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 January 2153
Thursday 25 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 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
1
26 Jan
1
26 Jan
1
26 Jan
1
26 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 26 January 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 28 January 2153
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
30 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 30 January 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
1 Feb
9
3 Feb
10
4 Feb
12
6 Feb
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Tuesday 6 February 2153
13
7 Feb
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 7 February 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
7 Feb
15
9 Feb
15
9 Feb
15
9 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 9 February 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
12 Feb
20
14 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 14 February 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
16 Feb
22
16 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 16 February 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
18 Feb
25
19 Feb
26
20 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 20 February 2153
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
21 Feb
27•
eve
20 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 20 February 2153
Tuesday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
22 Feb
29
23 Feb
29
23 Feb
30
24 Feb
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.