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
13 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 13 April 1907
Saturday 13 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 April)
5
18 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 18 April 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
20 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 20 April 1907
Saturday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 April)
8
21 Apr
9
22 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 22 April 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
23 Apr
12
25 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 25 April 1907
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
25 Apr
17
30 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 30 April 1907
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
6 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.