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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
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eve
9 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 9 March 2073
Thursday 9 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 March)
5
14 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 14 March 2073
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
16 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 16 March 2073
Thursday 16 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 17 March)
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17 Mar
9
18 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 18 March 2073
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
19 Mar
12
21 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 21 March 2073
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
21 Mar
17
26 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 26 March 2073
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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1 Apr
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.