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
16 Mar
1
16 Mar
1
16 Mar
1
16 Mar
1
16 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 16 March 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
18 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 18 March 2116
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
19 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 19 March 2116
Thursday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 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
5
20 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 20 March 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
22 Mar
9
24 Mar
10
25 Mar
12
27 Mar
13
28 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 28 March 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 Mar
15
30 Mar
15
30 Mar
15
30 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 30 March 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
2 Apr
20
4 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 4 April 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
6 Apr
22
6 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 6 April 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
8 Apr
25
9 Apr
26
10 Apr
26
10 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 10 April 2116
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
11 Apr
27•
eve
10 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 10 April 2116
Friday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
12 Apr
29
13 Apr
29
13 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.