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
16 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 16 December 1982
Thursday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 December)
5
21 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 21 December 1982
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
23 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 23 December 1982
Thursday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 December)
8
24 Dec
9
25 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 25 December 1982
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
26 Dec
12
28 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 28 December 1982
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 Dec
17
2 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 2 January 1983
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 Jan
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.