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
22 Mar
1
22 Mar
1
22 Mar
1
22 Mar
1
22 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 22 March 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
24 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 24 March 1920
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
25 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 March 1920
Thursday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 March)
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
26 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 26 March 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
28 Mar
9
30 Mar
10
31 Mar
12
2 Apr
13
3 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 3 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
3 Apr
15
5 Apr
15
5 Apr
15
5 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 5 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
8 Apr
20
10 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 10 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
12 Apr
22
12 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 12 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
14 Apr
25
15 Apr
26
16 Apr
26
16 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 16 April 1920
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
17 Apr
27•
eve
16 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 16 April 1920
Friday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
18 Apr
29
19 Apr
29
19 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.