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
2 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 2 April 2136
Monday 2 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 April)
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7 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 7 April 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
9 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 9 April 2136
Monday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 10 April)
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10 Apr
9
11 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 11 April 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
12 Apr
12
14 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 14 April 2136
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
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14 Apr
17
19 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 19 April 2136
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
25 Apr
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.