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
1
20 Mar
1
20 Mar
1
20 Mar
1
20 Mar
1
20 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 20 March 2083
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
22 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 22 March 2083
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
24 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 24 March 2083
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
25 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 25 March 2083
Thursday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 March)
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
26 Mar
9
28 Mar
10
29 Mar
12
31 Mar
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 31 March 2083
13
1 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 1 April 2083
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
1 Apr
15
3 Apr
15
3 Apr
15
3 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 3 April 2083
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
6 Apr
20
8 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 8 April 2083
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
10 Apr
22
10 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 10 April 2083
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
12 Apr
25
13 Apr
26
14 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 14 April 2083
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
15 Apr
27•
eve
14 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 14 April 2083
Wednesday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
16 Apr
28
16 Apr
29
17 Apr
29
17 Apr
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
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.