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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
13 June
1
13 June
1
13 June
1
13 June
1
13 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 13 June 2010
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
15 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 15 June 2010
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
17 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 17 June 2010
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
17 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 17 June 2010
Thursday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 June)
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
19 June
9
21 June
10
22 June
12
24 June
13
25 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 25 June 2010
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
25 June
15
27 June
15
27 June
15
27 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 27 June 2010
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
30 June
20
2 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 2 July 2010
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
4 July
22
4 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 4 July 2010
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
6 July
25
7 July
26
8 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 8 July 2010
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
9 July
27•
eve
8 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 8 July 2010
Thursday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
9 July
28
10 July
29
11 July
30
12 July
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.