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
5 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 5 May 1905
Friday 5 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 May)
5
10 May
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 10 May 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
12 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 12 May 1905
Friday 12 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 May)
8
13 May
9
14 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 14 May 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
15 May
12
17 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 17 May 1905
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
17 May
17
22 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 22 May 1905
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
28 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.