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
29 June
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 29 June 1965
Tuesday 29 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 June)
5
4 July
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 4 July 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
6 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 6 July 1965
Tuesday 6 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 7 July)
8
7 July
9
8 July
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 8 July 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
9 July
12
11 July
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 11 July 1965
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
11 July
17
16 July
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 16 July 1965
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
22 July
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 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.