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
5 Jan
1
5 Jan
1
5 Jan
1
5 Jan
1
5 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 5 January 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
7 Jan
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 7 January 2155
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
9 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 9 January 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
9 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 9 January 2155
Thursday 9 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 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
7
11 Jan
9
13 Jan
10
14 Jan
12
16 Jan
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Thursday 16 January 2155
13
17 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 17 January 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
17 Jan
15
19 Jan
15
19 Jan
15
19 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 19 January 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
22 Jan
20
24 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 24 January 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
26 Jan
22
26 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 26 January 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
28 Jan
25
29 Jan
26
30 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 30 January 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
31 Jan
27•
eve
30 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 30 January 2155
Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
31 Jan
28
1 Feb
29
2 Feb
29
2 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.