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
6 June
1•
eve
5 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 June 1913
Thursday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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
1
6 June
1
6 June
1
6 June
1
6 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 6 June 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
8 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 8 June 1913
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
10 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 10 June 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
12 June
9
14 June
10
15 June
12
17 June
13
18 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 18 June 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
18 June
15
20 June
15
20 June
15
20 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 20 June 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
23 June
20
25 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 25 June 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
27 June
22
27 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 27 June 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
29 June
25
30 June
26
1 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 1 July 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
2 July
27•
eve
1 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 1 July 1913
Tuesday 1 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 2 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
3 July
29
4 July
29
4 July
29
4 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.