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
7 Apr
1
7 Apr
1
7 Apr
1
7 Apr
1
7 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 7 April 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
9 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Monday 9 April 2114
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
11 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 11 April 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7•
eve
12 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 12 April 2114
Thursday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 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
7
13 Apr
9
15 Apr
10
16 Apr
12
18 Apr
Commemoration
Death of Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib; Imam Ali (a) takes Kufa as capital
Wednesday 18 April 2114
13
19 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Thursday 19 April 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
19 Apr
15
21 Apr
15
21 Apr
15
21 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Saturday 21 April 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
24 Apr
20
26 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 26 April 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
28 Apr
22
28 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 28 April 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
30 Apr
25
1 May
26
2 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Wednesday 2 May 2114
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
3 May
27•
eve
2 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Wednesday 2 May 2114
Wednesday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
4 May
28
4 May
29
5 May
29
5 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.