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
3 Apr
1
3 Apr
1
3 Apr
1
3 Apr
1
3 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 3 April 1984
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
5 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 5 April 1984
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
5 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 April 1984
Thursday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 April)
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
7 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 7 April 1984
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
9 Apr
9
11 Apr
10
12 Apr
12
14 Apr
13
15 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 15 April 1984
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
15 Apr
15
17 Apr
15
17 Apr
15
17 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 17 April 1984
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
20 Apr
20
22 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 22 April 1984
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
24 Apr
22
24 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 24 April 1984
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
26 Apr
25
27 Apr
25
27 Apr
26
28 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 28 April 1984
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
29 Apr
27•
eve
28 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 28 April 1984
Saturday 28 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
30 Apr
29
1 May
29
1 May
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.