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
8 June
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 8 June 1967
Thursday 8 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 June)
5
13 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 13 June 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
15 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 15 June 1967
Thursday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 June)
8
16 June
9
17 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 17 June 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
18 June
12
20 June
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 20 June 1967
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
20 June
17
25 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 25 June 1967
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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1 July
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 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.