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
15 July
1
15 July
1
15 July
1
15 July
1
15 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 15 July 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
16 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 16 July 1942
Thursday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 July)
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
17 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 17 July 1942
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
19 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 19 July 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
21 July
9
23 July
10
24 July
12
26 July
13
27 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 27 July 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
27 July
15
29 July
15
29 July
15
29 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 29 July 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
1 Aug
20
3 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 3 August 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
5 Aug
22
5 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 5 August 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
7 Aug
24
7 Aug
25
8 Aug
26
9 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 9 August 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
10 Aug
27•
eve
9 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 9 August 1942
Sunday 9 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
11 Aug
29
12 Aug
30
13 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.