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
6 Mar
1
6 Mar
1
6 Mar
1
6 Mar
1
6 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 6 March 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
8 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 8 March 1954
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
10 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 10 March 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
11 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 11 March 1954
Thursday 11 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 12 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
7
12 Mar
9
14 Mar
10
15 Mar
12
17 Mar
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 17 March 1954
13
18 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 18 March 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
18 Mar
15
20 Mar
15
20 Mar
15
20 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 20 March 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
23 Mar
20
25 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 25 March 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
27 Mar
22
27 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 27 March 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
29 Mar
25
30 Mar
26
31 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 31 March 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
1 Apr
27•
eve
31 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 31 March 1954
Wednesday 31 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 1 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
2 Apr
28
2 Apr
29
3 Apr
30
4 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.