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
28 Feb
1
28 Feb
1
28 Feb
1
28 Feb
1
28 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 28 February 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
2 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 2 March 1922
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
4•
eve
2 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 March 1922
Thursday 2 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 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
4 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 4 March 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
6 Mar
9
8 Mar
10
9 Mar
12
11 Mar
13
12 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 12 March 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 Mar
15
14 Mar
15
14 Mar
15
14 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 14 March 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 Mar
20
19 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 19 March 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 Mar
22
21 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 21 March 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
23 Mar
25
24 Mar
25
24 Mar
26
25 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 25 March 1922
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 Mar
27•
eve
25 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 25 March 1922
Saturday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 Mar
29
28 Mar
30
29 Mar
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.