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
3 June
1•
eve
2 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 June 2011
Thursday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 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
1
3 June
1
3 June
1
3 June
1
3 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 3 June 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
5 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 5 June 2011
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
7 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 7 June 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
9 June
9
11 June
10
12 June
12
14 June
13
15 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
15 June
15
17 June
15
17 June
15
17 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 17 June 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
20 June
20
22 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 22 June 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
24 June
22
24 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 24 June 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
26 June
25
27 June
26
28 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
29 June
27•
eve
28 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Tuesday 28 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
30 June
29
1 July
29
1 July
29
1 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.