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
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7 June
1
7 June
1
7 June
1
7 June
1
7 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 7 June 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
8 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 8 June 1978
Thursday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 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
3
9 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 9 June 1978
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
11 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 11 June 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
13 June
9
15 June
10
16 June
12
18 June
13
19 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 19 June 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
19 June
15
21 June
15
21 June
15
21 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 21 June 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
24 June
20
26 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 26 June 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
28 June
22
28 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 28 June 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
30 June
24
30 June
25
1 July
26
2 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 2 July 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
3 July
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eve
2 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 2 July 1978
Sunday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
4 July
29
5 July
30
6 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.