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
7 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 7 February 2141
Tuesday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 February)
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12 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 12 February 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
14 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 14 February 2141
Tuesday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 February)
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15 Feb
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16 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 16 February 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
17 Feb
12
19 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 19 February 2141
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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19 Feb
17
24 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 24 February 2141
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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2 Mar
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.