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
4 July
1
4 July
1
4 July
1
4 July
1
4 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 4 July 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
6 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 6 July 1943
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
8 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 8 July 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
8 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 8 July 1943
Thursday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 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
7
10 July
9
12 July
10
13 July
12
15 July
13
16 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 16 July 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
16 July
15
18 July
15
18 July
15
18 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 18 July 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
21 July
20
23 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 23 July 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
25 July
22
25 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 25 July 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
27 July
25
28 July
26
29 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 29 July 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
30 July
27•
eve
29 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 29 July 1943
Thursday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
30 July
28
31 July
29
1 Aug
30
2 Aug
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.