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
2 Apr
1
2 Apr
1
2 Apr
1
2 Apr
1
2 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 2 April 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
3 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 April 1919
Thursday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 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
3
4 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 4 April 1919
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
6 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 6 April 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
8 Apr
9
10 Apr
10
11 Apr
12
13 Apr
13
14 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 14 April 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
14 Apr
15
16 Apr
15
16 Apr
15
16 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 16 April 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
19 Apr
20
21 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 21 April 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
23 Apr
22
23 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 23 April 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
25 Apr
24
25 Apr
25
26 Apr
26
27 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 27 April 1919
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
28 Apr
27•
eve
27 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 27 April 1919
Sunday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 28 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
29 Apr
29
30 Apr
29
30 Apr
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.