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
25 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 25 December 1916
Monday 25 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 26 December)
5
30 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 30 December 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
1 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 1 January 1917
Monday 1 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 January)
8
2 Jan
9
3 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 3 January 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
4 Jan
12
6 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 6 January 1917
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
6 Jan
17
11 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 11 January 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
17 Jan
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.