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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5 May
1
5 May
1
5 May
1
5 May
1
5 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 5 May 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
7 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 7 May 1981
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
7 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 7 May 1981
Thursday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 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
5
9 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 9 May 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
11 May
9
13 May
10
14 May
12
16 May
13
17 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 17 May 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
17 May
15
19 May
15
19 May
15
19 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 19 May 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
22 May
20
24 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 24 May 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
26 May
22
26 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 26 May 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
28 May
25
29 May
25
29 May
26
30 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 30 May 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
31 May
27•
eve
30 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 30 May 1981
Saturday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 31 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
1 June
29
2 June
30
3 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.