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
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1
31 July
1
31 July
1
31 July
1
31 July
1
31 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 31 July 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
2 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 2 August 1973
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
2 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 August 1973
Thursday 2 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 August)
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
4 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 4 August 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
6 Aug
9
8 Aug
10
9 Aug
12
11 Aug
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Saturday 11 August 1973
13
12 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 12 August 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 Aug
15
14 Aug
15
14 Aug
15
14 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 14 August 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 Aug
20
19 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 19 August 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 Aug
22
21 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 21 August 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
23 Aug
25
24 Aug
25
24 Aug
26
25 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 25 August 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 Aug
27•
eve
25 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 25 August 1973
Saturday 25 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 Aug
29
28 Aug
30
29 Aug
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.