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
14 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 14 December 2145
Tuesday 14 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 15 December)
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19 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 19 December 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
21 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 21 December 2145
Tuesday 21 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 December)
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22 Dec
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23 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 23 December 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
24 Dec
12
26 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 26 December 2145
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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26 Dec
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31 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 31 December 2145
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
6 Jan
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.