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
3 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 3 September 2024
Tuesday 3 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 September)
5
8 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 8 September 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
10 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 10 September 2024
Tuesday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 11 September)
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11 Sept
9
12 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 12 September 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
13 Sept
12
15 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 15 September 2024
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
15 Sept
17
20 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 20 September 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
26 Sept
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.