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 Dec
1•
eve
25 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 December 2155
Thursday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 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
1
26 Dec
1
26 Dec
1
26 Dec
1
26 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 26 December 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 Dec
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 28 December 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
30 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 30 December 2155
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
1 Jan
9
3 Jan
10
4 Jan
12
6 Jan
13
7 Jan
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 7 January 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
7 Jan
15
9 Jan
15
9 Jan
15
9 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 9 January 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
12 Jan
20
14 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 14 January 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
16 Jan
22
16 Jan
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 16 January 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
18 Jan
25
19 Jan
26
20 Jan
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 20 January 2156
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
21 Jan
27•
eve
20 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 20 January 2156
Tuesday 20 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 January)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
22 Jan
29
23 Jan
29
23 Jan
29
23 Jan
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.