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
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eve
19 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 19 October 2085
Friday 19 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 October)
5
24 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 24 October 2085
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
26 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 26 October 2085
Friday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 October)
8
27 Oct
9
28 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 28 October 2085
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
29 Oct
12
31 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 31 October 2085
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
31 Oct
17
5 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 5 November 2085
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
11 Nov
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 days
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.