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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jun 8, Rabi al-Awwal | 29, Rabi al-Awwal | 310, Rabi al-Awwal | 411, Rabi al-Awwal | 512Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 613, Rabi al-Awwal | 714Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 815Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 916Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1017Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1118, Rabi al-Awwal | 1219Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1320, Rabi al-Awwal | 1421, Rabi al-Awwal |
1522, Rabi al-Awwal | 1623, Rabi al-Awwal | 1724Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1825, Rabi al-Awwal | 1926, Rabi al-Awwal | 2027, Rabi al-Awwal | 2128, Rabi al-Awwal |
2229, Rabi al-Awwal | 2330Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 24Jul 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 252, Rabi al-Awwal | 263, Rabi al-Awwal | 274, Rabi al-Awwal | 285, Rabi al-Awwal |
296, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
7 June
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 7 June 1902
Saturday 7 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 8 June)
5
12 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 12 June 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
14 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 14 June 1902
Saturday 14 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 June)
8
15 June
9
16 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 16 June 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
17 June
12
19 June
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 19 June 1902
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
19 June
17
24 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 24 June 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
30 June
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.