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
1
4 Apr
1
4 Apr
1
4 Apr
1
4 Apr
1
4 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 4 April 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
6 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Tuesday 6 April 2049
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
8 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Thursday 8 April 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
6•
eve
8 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 8 April 2049
Thursday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 April)
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
10 Apr
9
12 Apr
10
13 Apr
12
15 Apr
13
16 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Friday 16 April 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
16 Apr
15
18 Apr
15
18 Apr
15
18 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Sunday 18 April 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
21 Apr
20
23 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Friday 23 April 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
25 Apr
22
25 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 25 April 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
27 Apr
25
28 Apr
26
29 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Thursday 29 April 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
30 Apr
27•
eve
29 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Thursday 29 April 2049
Thursday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 30 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
27
30 Apr
28
1 May
29
2 May
29
2 May
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.