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
1 Mar
1
1 Mar
1
1 Mar
1
1 Mar
1
1 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 1 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
3 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 3 March 1987
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
5 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 5 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
5 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 March 1987
Thursday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 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
7
7 Mar
9
9 Mar
10
10 Mar
12
12 Mar
13
13 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 13 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
13 Mar
15
15 Mar
15
15 Mar
15
15 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 15 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
18 Mar
20
20 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 20 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
22 Mar
22
22 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 22 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
24 Mar
25
25 Mar
26
26 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 26 March 1987
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
27 Mar
27•
eve
26 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 26 March 1987
Thursday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
27 Mar
28
28 Mar
29
29 Mar
30
30 Mar
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.