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
23 Apr
1•
eve
22 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 22 April 2145
Thursday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 23 April)
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
23 Apr
1
23 Apr
1
23 Apr
1
23 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Friday 23 April 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
25 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Sunday 25 April 2145
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
27 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 27 April 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
29 Apr
9
1 May
10
2 May
12
4 May
13
5 May
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Wednesday 5 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
5 May
15
7 May
15
7 May
15
7 May
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Friday 7 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
10 May
20
12 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 12 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
14 May
22
14 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 14 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
16 May
25
17 May
26
18 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Tuesday 18 May 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
19 May
27•
eve
18 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Tuesday 18 May 2145
Tuesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
20 May
29
21 May
29
21 May
30
22 May
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.