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
16 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 16 January 2143
Wednesday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 17 January)
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21 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 21 January 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
23 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 23 January 2143
Wednesday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 January)
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24 Jan
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25 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 25 January 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
26 Jan
12
28 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 28 January 2143
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
28 Jan
17
2 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 2 February 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 Feb
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.