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
8 Apr
1
8 Apr
1
8 Apr
1
8 Apr
1
8 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 8 April 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
10 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 10 April 1951
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
12 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 12 April 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
12 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 12 April 1951
Thursday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 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
7
14 Apr
9
16 Apr
10
17 Apr
12
19 Apr
13
20 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 20 April 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
20 Apr
15
22 Apr
15
22 Apr
15
22 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 22 April 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
25 Apr
20
27 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 27 April 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
29 Apr
22
29 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 29 April 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
1 May
25
2 May
26
3 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 3 May 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
4 May
27•
eve
3 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 3 May 1951
Thursday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
4 May
28
5 May
29
6 May
29
6 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.