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
5 Mar
1•
eve
4 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 4 March 2117
Thursday 4 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 5 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
1
5 Mar
1
5 Mar
1
5 Mar
1
5 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 5 March 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
7 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 7 March 2117
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
9 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 9 March 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
11 Mar
9
13 Mar
10
14 Mar
12
16 Mar
13
17 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 17 March 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
17 Mar
15
19 Mar
15
19 Mar
15
19 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 19 March 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
22 Mar
20
24 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 24 March 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
26 Mar
22
26 Mar
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 26 March 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
28 Mar
25
29 Mar
26
30 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 30 March 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
31 Mar
27•
eve
30 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 30 March 2117
Tuesday 30 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 March)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
1 Apr
29
2 Apr
29
2 Apr
30
3 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.