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
15 Jan
1
15 Jan
1
15 Jan
1
15 Jan
1
15 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 15 January 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
17 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 17 January 2154
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
4•
eve
17 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 January 2154
Thursday 17 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 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
5
19 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 19 January 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
21 Jan
9
23 Jan
10
24 Jan
12
26 Jan
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 26 January 2154
13
27 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 27 January 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
27 Jan
15
29 Jan
15
29 Jan
15
29 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 29 January 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 Feb
20
3 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 3 February 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 Feb
22
5 Feb
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 5 February 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 Feb
25
8 Feb
25
8 Feb
26
9 Feb
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 9 February 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 Feb
27•
eve
9 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 9 February 2154
Saturday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 February)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 Feb
29
12 Feb
30
13 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.