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
18 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 18 November 2017
Saturday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 19 November)
5
23 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 23 November 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
25 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 25 November 2017
Saturday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 26 November)
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26 Nov
9
27 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 27 November 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
28 Nov
12
30 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 30 November 2017
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
30 Nov
17
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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11 Dec
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.