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
20 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 20 December 1949
Tuesday 20 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 December)
5
25 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 25 December 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
27 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 27 December 1949
Tuesday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 28 December)
8
28 Dec
9
29 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 29 December 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
30 Dec
12
1 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 1 January 1950
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
1 Jan
17
6 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 6 January 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
12 Jan
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.