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
8 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 8 September 2154
Sunday 8 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 September)
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13 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 13 September 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
15 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 15 September 2154
Sunday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 September)
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16 Sept
9
17 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 17 September 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
18 Sept
12
20 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 20 September 2154
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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20 Sept
17
25 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 25 September 2154
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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1 Oct
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.