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.
The start of this month has been confirmed by the Centre, so these dates are firm.
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
14 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 14 August 2026
Friday 14 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 August)
5
19 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
21 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 21 August 2026
Friday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 August)
At the Centre that day
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22 Aug
9
23 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 23 August 2026
At the Centre that day
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
24 Aug
12
26 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 26 August 2026
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
26 Aug
17
31 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 31 August 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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6 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.