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
17 Mar
1
17 Mar
1
17 Mar
1
17 Mar
1
17 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 17 March 1953
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
19 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 19 March 1953
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
4•
eve
19 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 19 March 1953
Thursday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 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
5
21 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 21 March 1953
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
23 Mar
9
25 Mar
10
26 Mar
12
28 Mar
13
29 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 29 March 1953
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
29 Mar
15
31 Mar
15
31 Mar
15
31 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 31 March 1953
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
3 Apr
20
5 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 5 April 1953
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
7 Apr
22
7 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 7 April 1953
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
9 Apr
25
10 Apr
25
10 Apr
26
11 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 11 April 1953
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
12 Apr
27•
eve
11 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 11 April 1953
Saturday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 12 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
13 Apr
29
14 Apr
29
14 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.