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
26 July
1
26 July
1
26 July
1
26 July
1
26 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 26 July 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
28 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 28 July 1941
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
30 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 30 July 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
31 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 31 July 1941
Thursday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 August)
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
7
1 Aug
9
3 Aug
10
4 Aug
12
6 Aug
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 6 August 1941
13
7 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 7 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
7 Aug
15
9 Aug
15
9 Aug
15
9 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 9 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
12 Aug
20
14 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 14 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
16 Aug
22
16 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 16 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
18 Aug
25
19 Aug
26
20 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 20 August 1941
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
21 Aug
27•
eve
20 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 20 August 1941
Wednesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
22 Aug
28
22 Aug
29
23 Aug
29
23 Aug
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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.