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
18 June
1
18 June
1
18 June
1
18 June
1
18 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 18 June 1977
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
20 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 20 June 1977
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
22 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 22 June 1977
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
23 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 23 June 1977
Thursday 23 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 June)
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
24 June
9
26 June
10
27 June
12
29 June
13
30 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 30 June 1977
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 June
15
2 July
15
2 July
15
2 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 2 July 1977
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
5 July
20
7 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 7 July 1977
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
9 July
22
9 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 9 July 1977
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
11 July
25
12 July
26
13 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 13 July 1977
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
14 July
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eve
13 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 13 July 1977
Wednesday 13 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
15 July
28
15 July
29
16 July
30
17 July
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.