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
12 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 12 February 2108
Sunday 12 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 February)
5
17 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 17 February 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
19 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 19 February 2108
Sunday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 February)
8
20 Feb
9
21 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 21 February 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
22 Feb
12
24 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 24 February 2108
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
24 Feb
17
29 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 29 February 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
6 Mar
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.