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
22 June
1
22 June
1
22 June
1
22 June
1
22 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 22 June 2107
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
23 June
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 23 June 2107
Thursday 23 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 June)
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
24 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 24 June 2107
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
26 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 26 June 2107
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
28 June
9
30 June
10
1 July
12
3 July
13
4 July
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 4 July 2107
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
4 July
15
6 July
15
6 July
15
6 July
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 6 July 2107
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
9 July
20
11 July
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 11 July 2107
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
13 July
22
13 July
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 13 July 2107
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
15 July
24
15 July
25
16 July
26
17 July
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 17 July 2107
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
18 July
27•
eve
17 July
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 17 July 2107
Sunday 17 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 July)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
19 July
29
20 July
30
21 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.