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
23 Apr
1
23 Apr
1
23 Apr
1
23 Apr
1
23 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 23 April 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
25 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 25 April 1917
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
26 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 26 April 1917
Thursday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 April)
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
27 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 27 April 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
29 Apr
9
1 May
10
2 May
12
4 May
13
5 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 5 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
5 May
15
7 May
15
7 May
15
7 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 7 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
10 May
20
12 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 12 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
14 May
22
14 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 14 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
16 May
25
17 May
26
18 May
26
18 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 18 May 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
19 May
27•
eve
18 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 18 May 1917
Friday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
20 May
29
21 May
29
21 May
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.