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 May
1
20 May
1
20 May
1
20 May
1
20 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 20 May 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
22 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 22 May 2110
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
4•
eve
22 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 May 2110
Thursday 22 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 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
5
24 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 24 May 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
26 May
9
28 May
10
29 May
12
31 May
13
1 June
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 1 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
1 June
15
3 June
15
3 June
15
3 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 3 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
6 June
20
8 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 8 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
10 June
22
10 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 10 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
12 June
25
13 June
25
13 June
26
14 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 14 June 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
15 June
27•
eve
14 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 14 June 2110
Saturday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
16 June
29
17 June
30
18 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.