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
19 Apr
1
19 Apr
1
19 Apr
1
19 Apr
1
19 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 19 April 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
20 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 20 April 1950
Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)
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
21 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 21 April 1950
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
23 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 23 April 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
25 Apr
9
27 Apr
10
28 Apr
12
30 Apr
13
1 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 1 May 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
1 May
15
3 May
15
3 May
15
3 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 3 May 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
6 May
20
8 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 8 May 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
10 May
22
10 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 10 May 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
12 May
24
12 May
25
13 May
26
14 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 14 May 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
15 May
27•
eve
14 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 14 May 1950
Sunday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
16 May
29
17 May
29
17 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.