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
27 Mar
1
27 Mar
1
27 Mar
1
27 Mar
1
27 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 27 March 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
27 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 27 March 1952
Thursday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 March)
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
29 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 29 March 1952
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
31 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 31 March 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
2 Apr
9
4 Apr
10
5 Apr
12
7 Apr
13
8 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 8 April 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
8 Apr
15
10 Apr
15
10 Apr
15
10 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 10 April 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
13 Apr
20
15 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 15 April 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
17 Apr
22
17 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 17 April 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
19 Apr
25
20 Apr
26
21 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 21 April 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
22 Apr
27•
eve
21 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 21 April 1952
Monday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 22 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
23 Apr
29
24 Apr
30
25 Apr
30
25 Apr
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.