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
16 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 16 October 1955
Sunday 16 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 17 October)
5
21 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 21 October 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
23 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 23 October 1955
Sunday 23 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 24 October)
8
24 Oct
9
25 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 25 October 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
26 Oct
12
28 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 28 October 1955
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
28 Oct
17
2 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 2 November 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 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.