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
17 Apr
1
17 Apr
1
17 Apr
1
17 Apr
1
17 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 17 April 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
19 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 19 April 2113
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
20 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 20 April 2113
Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)
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
21 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 21 April 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
23 Apr
9
25 Apr
10
26 Apr
12
28 Apr
13
29 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 29 April 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
29 Apr
15
1 May
15
1 May
15
1 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 1 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
4 May
20
6 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 6 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
8 May
22
8 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 8 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
10 May
25
11 May
26
12 May
26
12 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 12 May 2113
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
13 May
27•
eve
12 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 12 May 2113
Friday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
14 May
29
15 May
30
16 May
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.