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
3 July
1
3 July
1
3 July
1
3 July
1
3 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 3 July 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
5 July
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 5 July 2106
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
7 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 7 July 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
8 July
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 8 July 2106
Thursday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 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
7
9 July
9
11 July
10
12 July
12
14 July
13
15 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 15 July 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
15 July
15
17 July
15
17 July
15
17 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 17 July 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
20 July
20
22 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 22 July 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
24 July
22
24 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 24 July 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
26 July
25
27 July
26
28 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 28 July 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
29 July
27•
eve
28 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 28 July 2106
Wednesday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
30 July
28
30 July
29
31 July
29
31 July
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.