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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2 Aug
1
2 Aug
1
2 Aug
1
2 Aug
1
2 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 2 August 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
4 Aug
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 4 August 2038
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•
eve
5 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 5 August 2038
Thursday 5 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 August)
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
5
6 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 6 August 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
8 Aug
9
10 Aug
10
11 Aug
12
13 Aug
13
14 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 14 August 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
14 Aug
15
16 Aug
15
16 Aug
15
16 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 16 August 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
19 Aug
20
21 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 21 August 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
23 Aug
22
23 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 23 August 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
25 Aug
25
26 Aug
26
27 Aug
26
27 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 27 August 2038
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
28 Aug
27•
eve
27 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 27 August 2038
Friday 27 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 28 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
29 Aug
29
30 Aug
30
31 Aug
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.