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
15 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 15 September 2023
Friday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 16 September)
5
20 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 20 September 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
22 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 22 September 2023
Friday 22 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 September)
8
23 Sept
9
24 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 24 September 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
25 Sept
12
27 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 27 September 2023
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
27 Sept
17
2 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 2 October 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 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.