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.
10 observances this month, mostly mourning
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
19 July
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 19 July 1898
Tuesday 19 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 July)
5
24 July
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 24 July 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
26 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 26 July 1898
Tuesday 26 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 July)
8
27 July
9
28 July
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 28 July 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
29 July
12
31 July
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 31 July 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal is the Twelver birth date; the 12th is the arrival in Medina
12
31 July
17
5 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 5 August 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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11 Aug
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.