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
10 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 10 October 2151
Sunday 10 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 October)
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15 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 15 October 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
17 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 17 October 2151
Sunday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 October)
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18 Oct
9
19 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 19 October 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
20 Oct
12
22 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 22 October 2151
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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22 Oct
17
27 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 27 October 2151
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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2 Nov
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.