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
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30 Apr
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30 Apr
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30 Apr
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30 Apr
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30 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 30 April 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
1 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 1 May 2014
Thursday 1 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 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
3
2 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 2 May 2014
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
4 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 4 May 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
6 May
9
8 May
10
9 May
12
11 May
13
12 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 12 May 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 May
15
14 May
15
14 May
15
14 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 May
20
19 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 19 May 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 May
22
21 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 21 May 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
23 May
24
23 May
25
24 May
26
25 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 25 May 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 May
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eve
25 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 25 May 2014
Sunday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 May
29
28 May
30
29 May
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.