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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27 May
1
27 May
1
27 May
1
27 May
1
27 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 27 May 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
29 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 29 May 1979
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
31 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 31 May 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
31 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 31 May 1979
Thursday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 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
2 June
9
4 June
10
5 June
12
7 June
13
8 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 8 June 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
8 June
15
10 June
15
10 June
15
10 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 10 June 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
13 June
20
15 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 15 June 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
17 June
22
17 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 17 June 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
19 June
25
20 June
26
21 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 21 June 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
22 June
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eve
21 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 21 June 1979
Thursday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
22 June
28
23 June
29
24 June
30
25 June
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.