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
28 June
1
28 June
1
28 June
1
28 June
1
28 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 28 June 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
29 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 29 June 1911
Thursday 29 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 June)
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
30 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 30 June 1911
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
2 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 2 July 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
4 July
9
6 July
10
7 July
12
9 July
13
10 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 10 July 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
10 July
15
12 July
15
12 July
15
12 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 12 July 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
15 July
20
17 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 17 July 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
19 July
22
19 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 19 July 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
21 July
24
21 July
25
22 July
26
23 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 23 July 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
24 July
27•
eve
23 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 23 July 1911
Sunday 23 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
25 July
29
26 July
29
26 July
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.