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
15 May
1
15 May
1
15 May
1
15 May
1
15 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 15 May 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
17 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 17 May 1915
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
19 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 19 May 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
20 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 20 May 1915
Thursday 20 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 May)
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
7
21 May
9
23 May
10
24 May
12
26 May
13
27 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 27 May 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
27 May
15
29 May
15
29 May
15
29 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 29 May 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 June
20
3 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 3 June 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 June
22
5 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 5 June 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 June
25
8 June
26
9 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 9 June 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 June
27•
eve
9 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 9 June 1915
Wednesday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 June
28
11 June
29
12 June
30
13 June
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.