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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1May 17, Rabi al-Awwal | 218, Rabi al-Awwal | 319, Rabi al-Awwal | 420, Rabi al-Awwal | 521Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
622, Rabi al-Awwal | 723Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 824Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 925Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1026Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1127, Rabi al-Awwal | 1228Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
1329, Rabi al-Awwal | 1430, Rabi al-Awwal | 1531, Rabi al-Awwal | 16Jun 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 172Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 183, Rabi al-Awwal | 194, Rabi al-Awwal |
205, Rabi al-Awwal | 216, Rabi al-Awwal | 227, Rabi al-Awwal | 238Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 249, Rabi al-Awwal | 2510, Rabi al-Awwal | 2611, Rabi al-Awwal |
2712, Rabi al-Awwal | 2813, Rabi al-Awwal | 2914, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
16 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 16 May 1904
Monday 16 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 17 May)
5
21 May
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 21 May 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
23 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 23 May 1904
Monday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 24 May)
8
24 May
9
25 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 25 May 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
26 May
12
28 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 28 May 1904
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
28 May
17
2 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 2 June 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 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.