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
22 May
1
22 May
1
22 May
1
22 May
1
22 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 22 May 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
22 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 May 1947
Thursday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 May)
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
24 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 24 May 1947
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
26 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 26 May 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
28 May
9
30 May
10
31 May
12
2 June
13
3 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 3 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
3 June
15
5 June
15
5 June
15
5 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 5 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
8 June
20
10 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 10 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
12 June
22
12 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 12 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
13 June
24
14 June
25
15 June
26
16 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 16 June 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
17 June
27•
eve
16 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 16 June 1947
Monday 16 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
18 June
29
19 June
29
19 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.