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
27 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 27 October 1954
Wednesday 27 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 October)
5
1 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 1 November 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
3 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 3 November 1954
Wednesday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 4 November)
8
4 Nov
9
5 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 5 November 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
6 Nov
12
8 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 8 November 1954
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
8 Nov
17
13 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 13 November 1954
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
19 Nov
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.