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
14 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 14 January 2078
Friday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 January)
5
19 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 19 January 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
21 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 21 January 2078
Friday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 January)
8
22 Jan
9
23 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 23 January 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
24 Jan
12
26 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 26 January 2078
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 Jan
17
31 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 31 January 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
6 Feb
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.