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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
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eve
11 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 11 December 2015
Friday 11 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 12 December)
5
16 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 16 December 2015
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
18 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 18 December 2015
Friday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 19 December)
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19 Dec
9
20 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 20 December 2015
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
21 Dec
12
23 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 23 December 2015
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
23 Dec
17
28 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 28 December 2015
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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3 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.