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
13 Apr
1
13 Apr
1
13 Apr
1
13 Apr
1
13 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Wednesday 13 April 2146
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3•
eve
14 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 14 April 2146
Thursday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 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
3
15 Apr
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Friday 15 April 2146
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
17 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Sunday 17 April 2146
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
19 Apr
9
21 Apr
10
22 Apr
12
24 Apr
13
25 Apr
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Monday 25 April 2146
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
25 Apr
15
27 Apr
15
27 Apr
15
27 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Wednesday 27 April 2146
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
30 Apr
20
2 May
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Monday 2 May 2146
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
4 May
22
4 May
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 4 May 2146
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
6 May
24
6 May
25
7 May
26
8 May
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Sunday 8 May 2146
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
9 May
27•
eve
8 May
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Sunday 8 May 2146
Sunday 8 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 May)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
10 May
29
11 May
29
11 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.