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
4 May
1
4 May
1
4 May
1
4 May
1
4 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Monday 4 May 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
6 May
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Wednesday 6 May 2144
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
7 May
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 7 May 2144
Thursday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 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
5
8 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Friday 8 May 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
10 May
9
12 May
10
13 May
12
15 May
13
16 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Saturday 16 May 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
16 May
15
18 May
15
18 May
15
18 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Monday 18 May 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
21 May
20
23 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Saturday 23 May 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
25 May
22
25 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 25 May 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
27 May
25
28 May
26
29 May
26
29 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Friday 29 May 2144
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
30 May
27•
eve
29 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Friday 29 May 2144
Friday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
31 May
29
1 June
30
2 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.