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
17 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 17 March 1942
Tuesday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 March)
5
22 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 22 March 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
24 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 24 March 1942
Tuesday 24 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 25 March)
8
25 Mar
9
26 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 26 March 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
27 Mar
12
29 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 29 March 1942
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
29 Mar
17
3 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 3 April 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
9 Apr
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.