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
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Aug 22, Rabi al-Awwal | 223, Rabi al-Awwal | 324, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
425, Rabi al-Awwal | 526Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 627, Rabi al-Awwal | 728Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 829Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 930Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1031Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
11Sep 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 122Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 133, Rabi al-Awwal | 144, Rabi al-Awwal | 155, Rabi al-Awwal | 166, Rabi al-Awwal | 177Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
188, Rabi al-Awwal | 199, Rabi al-Awwal | 2010, Rabi al-Awwal | 2111, Rabi al-Awwal | 2212, Rabi al-Awwal | 2313Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2414, Rabi al-Awwal |
2515, Rabi al-Awwal | 2616, Rabi al-Awwal | 2717, Rabi al-Awwal | 2818, Rabi al-Awwal | 2919, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
21 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 21 August 1895
Wednesday 21 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 22 August)
5
26 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 26 August 1895
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
28 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 28 August 1895
Wednesday 28 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 August)
8
29 Aug
9
30 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 30 August 1895
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
31 Aug
12
2 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 2 September 1895
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
2 Sept
17
7 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 7 September 1895
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
13 Sept
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.