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
28 Mar
1
28 Mar
1
28 Mar
1
28 Mar
1
28 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 28 March 2115
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
28 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 28 March 2115
Thursday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 March)
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
30 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 30 March 2115
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
1 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 1 April 2115
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
3 Apr
9
5 Apr
10
6 Apr
12
8 Apr
13
9 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 9 April 2115
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
9 Apr
15
11 Apr
15
11 Apr
15
11 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 11 April 2115
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
14 Apr
20
16 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 16 April 2115
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
18 Apr
22
18 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 18 April 2115
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
23
19 Apr
24
20 Apr
25
21 Apr
26
22 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 22 April 2115
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
23 Apr
27•
eve
22 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 22 April 2115
Monday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
24 Apr
29
25 Apr
29
25 Apr
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 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.