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
6 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 6 October 2021
Wednesday 6 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 October)
5
11 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 11 October 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
13 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 13 October 2021
Wednesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 October)
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14 Oct
9
15 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 15 October 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
16 Oct
12
18 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 18 October 2021
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
18 Oct
17
23 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 23 October 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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29 Oct
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.