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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29 Mar
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29 Mar
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29 Mar
1
29 Mar
1
29 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 29 March 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
30 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 30 March 2017
Thursday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 March)
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
31 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 31 March 2017
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
2 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 2 April 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
4 Apr
9
6 Apr
10
7 Apr
12
9 Apr
13
10 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 10 April 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
10 Apr
15
12 Apr
15
12 Apr
15
12 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 12 April 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
15 Apr
20
17 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 17 April 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
19 Apr
22
19 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 19 April 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
21 Apr
24
21 Apr
25
22 Apr
26
23 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 23 April 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
24 Apr
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eve
23 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 23 April 2017
Sunday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
25 Apr
29
26 Apr
29
26 Apr
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.