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
28 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 28 January 1979
Sunday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 January)
5
2 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 2 February 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
4 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 4 February 1979
Sunday 4 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 5 February)
8
5 Feb
9
6 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 6 February 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
7 Feb
12
9 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 9 February 1979
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
9 Feb
17
14 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 14 February 1979
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
20 Feb
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.