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
16 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 16 April 2037
Thursday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 April)
5
21 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 21 April 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
23 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 23 April 2037
Thursday 23 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 April)
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24 Apr
9
25 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 25 April 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
26 Apr
12
28 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 28 April 2037
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
28 Apr
17
3 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 3 May 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
9 May
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.