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
12 Apr
1•
eve
11 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 11 April 1918
Thursday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 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
1
12 Apr
1
12 Apr
1
12 Apr
1
12 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 12 April 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
14 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 14 April 1918
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
16 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 16 April 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
18 Apr
9
20 Apr
10
21 Apr
12
23 Apr
13
24 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 24 April 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
24 Apr
15
26 Apr
15
26 Apr
15
26 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 26 April 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
29 Apr
20
1 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 1 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
3 May
22
3 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 3 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
5 May
25
6 May
26
7 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 7 May 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
8 May
27•
eve
7 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 7 May 1918
Tuesday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
9 May
29
10 May
29
10 May
30
11 May
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.