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
18 Mar
1
18 Mar
1
18 Mar
1
18 Mar
1
18 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 18 March 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
20 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 20 March 2018
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
22 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 22 March 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
22 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 March 2018
Thursday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 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
7
24 Mar
9
26 Mar
10
27 Mar
12
29 Mar
13
30 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 30 March 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
30 Mar
15
1 Apr
15
1 Apr
15
1 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 1 April 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
4 Apr
20
6 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 6 April 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
8 Apr
22
8 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 8 April 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
10 Apr
25
11 Apr
26
12 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 12 April 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
13 Apr
27•
eve
12 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 12 April 2018
Thursday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
13 Apr
28
14 Apr
29
15 Apr
30
16 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.