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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
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28 May
1
28 May
1
28 May
1
28 May
1
28 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 28 May 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
30 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 30 May 2044
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
1 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 1 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
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eve
2 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 2 June 2044
Thursday 2 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 June)
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
3 June
9
5 June
10
6 June
12
8 June
13
9 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 9 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
9 June
15
11 June
15
11 June
15
11 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 11 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
14 June
20
16 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 16 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
18 June
22
18 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 18 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
20 June
25
21 June
26
22 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 22 June 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
23 June
27•
eve
22 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 22 June 2044
Wednesday 22 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 23 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
24 June
28
24 June
29
25 June
29
25 June
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.