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
8 Mar
1•
eve
7 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 7 March 2019
Thursday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 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
1
8 Mar
1
8 Mar
1
8 Mar
1
8 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 8 March 2019
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
10 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 10 March 2019
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
12 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 12 March 2019
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
14 Mar
9
16 Mar
10
17 Mar
12
19 Mar
13
20 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 20 March 2019
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
20 Mar
15
22 Mar
15
22 Mar
15
22 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 22 March 2019
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
25 Mar
20
27 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
29 Mar
22
29 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 29 March 2019
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
31 Mar
25
1 Apr
26
2 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
3 Apr
27•
eve
2 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Tuesday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
4 Apr
29
5 Apr
29
5 Apr
29
5 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.