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
26 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 26 February 2074
Monday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 February)
5
3 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 3 March 2074
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
5 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 5 March 2074
Monday 5 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 6 March)
8
6 Mar
9
7 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 7 March 2074
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
8 Mar
12
10 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 10 March 2074
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
10 Mar
17
15 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 15 March 2074
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
21 Mar
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.