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
4 July
1•
eve
3 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 3 July 2008
Thursday 3 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 July)
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
4 July
1
4 July
1
4 July
1
4 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 4 July 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
6 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 6 July 2008
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
8 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 8 July 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
10 July
9
12 July
10
13 July
12
15 July
13
16 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 16 July 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
16 July
15
18 July
15
18 July
15
18 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 18 July 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
21 July
20
23 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
25 July
22
25 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 25 July 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
27 July
25
28 July
26
29 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 29 July 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
30 July
27•
eve
29 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 29 July 2008
Tuesday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
31 July
29
1 Aug
29
1 Aug
29
1 Aug
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.