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
22 July
1•
eve
21 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 21 July 2039
Thursday 21 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 July)
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
22 July
1
22 July
1
22 July
1
22 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 22 July 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
24 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 24 July 2039
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
26 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 26 July 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
28 July
9
30 July
10
31 July
12
2 Aug
13
3 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 3 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
3 Aug
15
5 Aug
15
5 Aug
15
5 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 5 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
8 Aug
20
10 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 10 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
12 Aug
22
12 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 12 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
14 Aug
25
15 Aug
26
16 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 16 August 2039
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
17 Aug
27•
eve
16 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 16 August 2039
Tuesday 16 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 17 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
18 Aug
29
19 Aug
29
19 Aug
30
20 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.