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
10 May
1
10 May
1
10 May
1
10 May
1
10 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 10 May 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
12 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 12 May 1948
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
13 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 13 May 1948
Thursday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 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
5
14 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 14 May 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
16 May
9
18 May
10
19 May
12
21 May
13
22 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 22 May 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
22 May
15
24 May
15
24 May
15
24 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 24 May 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
27 May
20
29 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 29 May 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
31 May
22
31 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 31 May 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
2 June
25
3 June
26
4 June
26
4 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 4 June 1948
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
5 June
27•
eve
4 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 4 June 1948
Friday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
6 June
29
7 June
30
8 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.