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
13 July
1
13 July
1
13 July
1
13 July
1
13 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 13 July 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
15 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 15 July 2105
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•
eve
16 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 16 July 2105
Thursday 16 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 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
5
17 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 17 July 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
19 July
9
21 July
10
22 July
12
24 July
13
25 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 25 July 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
25 July
15
27 July
15
27 July
15
27 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 27 July 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
30 July
20
1 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 1 August 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
3 Aug
22
3 Aug
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 3 August 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
5 Aug
25
6 Aug
26
7 Aug
26
7 Aug
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 7 August 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
8 Aug
27•
eve
7 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 7 August 2105
Friday 7 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 August)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
9 Aug
29
10 Aug
30
11 Aug
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.