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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
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eve
28 July
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 28 July 1995
Friday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 July)
5
2 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 2 August 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
4 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 4 August 1995
Friday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 August)
8
5 Aug
9
6 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 6 August 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
7 Aug
12
9 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 9 August 1995
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 Aug
17
14 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 14 August 1995
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
20 Aug
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.