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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
12 Mar
1
12 Mar
1
12 Mar
1
12 Mar
1
12 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 12 March 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
13 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 13 March 1986
Thursday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 March)
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
14 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 14 March 1986
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
16 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 16 March 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
18 Mar
9
20 Mar
10
21 Mar
12
23 Mar
13
24 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 24 March 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
24 Mar
15
26 Mar
15
26 Mar
15
26 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 26 March 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
29 Mar
20
31 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 31 March 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
2 Apr
22
2 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 2 April 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
4 Apr
24
4 Apr
25
5 Apr
26
6 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 6 April 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
7 Apr
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eve
6 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 6 April 1986
Sunday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
8 Apr
29
9 Apr
30
10 Apr
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.