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
27 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 27 September 2087
Saturday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 28 September)
5
2 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 2 October 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
4 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 4 October 2087
Saturday 4 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 October)
8
5 Oct
9
6 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 6 October 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
7 Oct
12
9 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 9 October 2087
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
9 Oct
17
14 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 14 October 2087
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
20 Oct
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.