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
11 Mar
1
11 Mar
1
11 Mar
1
11 Mar
1
11 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 1 Rajab reckoning
Tuesday 11 March 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
3
13 Mar
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi (a)
Thursday 13 March 2149
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
4•
eve
13 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Raghaib
Thursday 13 March 2149
Thursday 13 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 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
5
15 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Imam al-Hadi (a) -- Rajab reckoning
Saturday 15 March 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 2 or 5 Rajab (duas.org); seeded on the 5th
7
17 Mar
9
19 Mar
10
20 Mar
12
22 Mar
13
23 Mar
Worship
Ayyam al-Bid
Sunday 23 March 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Recommended fasting 13-15; itikaf not a norm
13
23 Mar
15
25 Mar
15
25 Mar
15
25 Mar
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Zaynab (a)
Also marked on 24 Safar
Tuesday 25 March 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 24 Safar or 16 Dhu al-Hijja (SABA)
18
28 Mar
20
30 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of Sayyida Sakina (a) -- 20 Rajab reckoning
Sunday 30 March 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 1 Rajab (SABA)
22
1 Apr
22
1 Apr
Worship
Koonda / Niyaz of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 1 April 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: The most visible domestic Rajab ritual in Pakistan and India
- Iraqi: Not observed
24
3 Apr
25
4 Apr
25
4 Apr
26
5 Apr
Mourning
Wafat of Abu Talib (a)
Saturday 5 April 2149
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 8 Ramadan (SABA)
- Iraqi: 1 Dhu al-Qada or Shawwal in other reports
27
6 Apr
27•
eve
5 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Miraj
Saturday 5 April 2149
Saturday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 April)
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org labels the day Besat/Meraj
- Iraqi: Mabath only
28
7 Apr
29
8 Apr
30
9 Apr
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.