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 May
1
16 May
1
16 May
1
16 May
1
16 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Thursday 16 May 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
2•
eve
16 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 16 May 2143
Thursday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 May)
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
18 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Saturday 18 May 2143
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
20 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Monday 20 May 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
22 May
9
24 May
10
25 May
12
27 May
13
28 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Tuesday 28 May 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
28 May
15
30 May
15
30 May
15
30 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Thursday 30 May 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
2 June
20
4 June
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 4 June 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
6 June
22
6 June
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 6 June 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
8 June
25
9 June
26
10 June
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Monday 10 June 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
11 June
27•
eve
10 June
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Monday 10 June 2143
Monday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 June)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
12 June
29
13 June
30
14 June
30
14 June
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.