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
31 May
1•
eve
30 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 30 May 2109
Thursday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 May)
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
1
31 May
1
31 May
1
31 May
1
31 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 31 May 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
2 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 2 June 2109
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
4 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 4 June 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
6 June
9
8 June
10
9 June
12
11 June
13
12 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 12 June 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
12 June
15
14 June
15
14 June
15
14 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 14 June 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
17 June
20
19 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 19 June 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
21 June
22
21 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 21 June 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
23 June
25
24 June
26
25 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 25 June 2109
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
26 June
27•
eve
25 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 25 June 2109
Tuesday 25 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
27 June
29
28 June
29
28 June
30
29 June
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- 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.