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
22 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 22 March 2137
Friday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 March)
5
27 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 27 March 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
29 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 29 March 2137
Friday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 March)
8
30 Mar
9
31 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 31 March 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
1 Apr
12
3 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 3 April 2137
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
3 Apr
17
8 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 8 April 2137
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
14 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.