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
19 July
1
19 July
1
19 July
1
19 July
1
19 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 19 July 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
21 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 21 July 1909
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•
eve
22 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 July 1909
Thursday 22 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 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
5
23 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 23 July 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
25 July
9
27 July
10
28 July
12
30 July
13
31 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 31 July 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
31 July
15
2 Aug
15
2 Aug
15
2 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 2 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
5 Aug
20
7 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 7 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
9 Aug
22
9 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 9 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
11 Aug
25
12 Aug
26
13 Aug
26
13 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 13 August 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
14 Aug
27•
eve
13 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 13 August 1909
Friday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 14 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
15 Aug
29
16 Aug
29
16 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.