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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
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29 July
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29 July
1
29 July
1
29 July
1
29 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 29 July 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
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eve
30 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 30 July 2071
Thursday 30 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 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
3
31 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 31 July 2071
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
2 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 2 August 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
4 Aug
9
6 Aug
10
7 Aug
12
9 Aug
13
10 Aug
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 10 August 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
10 Aug
15
12 Aug
15
12 Aug
15
12 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 12 August 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
15 Aug
20
17 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 17 August 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
19 Aug
22
19 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 19 August 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
21 Aug
24
21 Aug
25
22 Aug
26
23 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 23 August 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
24 Aug
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eve
23 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 23 August 2071
Sunday 23 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
25 Aug
29
26 Aug
29
26 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.