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
30 July
1
30 July
1
30 July
1
30 July
1
30 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 30 July 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
30 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 30 July 1908
Thursday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 July)
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
3
1 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 1 August 1908
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
3 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 3 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
5 Aug
9
7 Aug
10
8 Aug
12
10 Aug
13
11 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 11 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
11 Aug
15
13 Aug
15
13 Aug
15
13 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 13 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
16 Aug
20
18 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 18 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
20 Aug
22
20 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 20 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
21 Aug
24
22 Aug
25
23 Aug
26
24 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 24 August 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
25 Aug
27•
eve
24 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 24 August 1908
Monday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 25 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
26 Aug
29
27 Aug
29
27 Aug
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.