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
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
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eve
25 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 25 April 1971
Sunday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 April)
5
30 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 30 April 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
2 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 2 May 1971
Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)
8
3 May
9
4 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 4 May 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
5 May
12
7 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 7 May 1971
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
7 May
17
12 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 12 May 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
18 May
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.