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
1 June
1
1 June
1
1 June
1
1 June
1
1 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 1 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
3 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 3 June 1946
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
5 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 5 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
6 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 6 June 1946
Thursday 6 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 7 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
7
7 June
9
9 June
10
10 June
12
12 June
13
13 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 13 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
13 June
15
15 June
15
15 June
15
15 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 15 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
18 June
20
20 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 20 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
22 June
22
22 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 22 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
24 June
25
25 June
26
26 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 26 June 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
27 June
27•
eve
26 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 26 June 1946
Wednesday 26 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 27 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
28 June
28
28 June
29
29 June
29
29 June
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.