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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Mar 23, Rabi al-Awwal | 224, Rabi al-Awwal | 325, Rabi al-Awwal | 426, Rabi al-Awwal | 527Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
628, Rabi al-Awwal | 729Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 830Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 931Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 10Apr 1Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 112, Rabi al-Awwal | 123Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
134, Rabi al-Awwal | 145, Rabi al-Awwal | 156, Rabi al-Awwal | 167, Rabi al-Awwal | 178Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 189, Rabi al-Awwal | 1910, Rabi al-Awwal |
2011, Rabi al-Awwal | 2112, Rabi al-Awwal | 2213, Rabi al-Awwal | 2314Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2415, Rabi al-Awwal | 2516, Rabi al-Awwal | 2617, Rabi al-Awwal |
2718, Rabi al-Awwal | 2819, Rabi al-Awwal | 2920, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
22 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 22 March 1909
Monday 22 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 March)
5
27 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 27 March 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
29 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 29 March 1909
Monday 29 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 March)
8
30 Mar
9
31 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 31 March 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
1 Apr
12
3 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 3 April 1909
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
3 Apr
17
8 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 8 April 1909
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
14 Apr
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.