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
11 June
1
11 June
1
11 June
1
11 June
1
11 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 11 June 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
13 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 13 June 1945
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
14 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 14 June 1945
Thursday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 June)
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
15 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 15 June 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
17 June
9
19 June
10
20 June
12
22 June
13
23 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 23 June 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
23 June
15
25 June
15
25 June
15
25 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 25 June 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
28 June
20
30 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 30 June 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
2 July
22
2 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 2 July 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
4 July
25
5 July
26
6 July
26
6 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 6 July 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
7 July
27•
eve
6 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 6 July 1945
Friday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 7 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
8 July
29
9 July
30
10 July
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.