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
16 May
1•
eve
15 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 15 May 1980
Thursday 15 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 May)
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
1
16 May
1
16 May
1
16 May
1
16 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 16 May 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
18 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 18 May 1980
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
20 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 20 May 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
22 May
9
24 May
10
25 May
12
27 May
13
28 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 28 May 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 May
15
30 May
15
30 May
15
30 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 30 May 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
2 June
20
4 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 4 June 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
6 June
22
6 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 6 June 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
8 June
25
9 June
26
10 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 10 June 1980
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
11 June
27•
eve
10 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 10 June 1980
Tuesday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
12 June
29
13 June
29
13 June
29
13 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.