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
11 May
1
11 May
1
11 May
1
11 May
1
11 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 11 May 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
13 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 13 May 2013
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
15 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
16 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 16 May 2013
Thursday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 May)
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
17 May
9
19 May
10
20 May
12
22 May
13
23 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 23 May 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
23 May
15
25 May
15
25 May
15
25 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 25 May 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
28 May
20
30 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 30 May 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
1 June
22
1 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 1 June 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
3 June
25
4 June
26
5 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
6 June
27•
eve
5 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 5 June 2013
Wednesday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 6 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
7 June
28
7 June
29
8 June
30
9 June
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.