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
30 Apr
1
30 Apr
1
30 Apr
1
30 Apr
1
30 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 30 April 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
2 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 2 May 1949
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
4 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 4 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
5 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 May 1949
Thursday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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
7
6 May
9
8 May
10
9 May
12
11 May
13
12 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 12 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 May
15
14 May
15
14 May
15
14 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 14 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 May
20
19 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 19 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 May
22
21 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 21 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
23 May
25
24 May
26
25 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 25 May 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 May
27•
eve
25 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 25 May 1949
Wednesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 May
28
27 May
29
28 May
29
28 May
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.