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 11, Rabi al-Awwal | 212, Rabi al-Awwal | 313, Rabi al-Awwal | 414, Rabi al-Awwal | 515Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
616, Rabi al-Awwal | 717Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 818Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 919Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1020Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1121, Rabi al-Awwal | 1222Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
1323, Rabi al-Awwal | 1424, Rabi al-Awwal | 1525, Rabi al-Awwal | 1626, Rabi al-Awwal | 1727Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1828, Rabi al-Awwal | 1929, Rabi al-Awwal |
2030, Rabi al-Awwal | 2131, Rabi al-Awwal | 22Sep 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 232Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 243, Rabi al-Awwal | 254, Rabi al-Awwal | 265, Rabi al-Awwal |
276, Rabi al-Awwal | 287, Rabi al-Awwal | 298, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
10 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 10 August 1896
Monday 10 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 August)
5
15 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 15 August 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
17 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 17 August 1896
Monday 17 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 August)
8
18 Aug
9
19 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 19 August 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
20 Aug
12
22 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 22 August 1896
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
22 Aug
17
27 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 27 August 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
2 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.