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 13, Rabi al-Awwal | 214, Rabi al-Awwal | 315, Rabi al-Awwal | 416, Rabi al-Awwal | 517Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 618, Rabi al-Awwal | 719Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 820Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 921Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1022Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1123, Rabi al-Awwal | 1224Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1325, Rabi al-Awwal | 1426, Rabi al-Awwal |
1527, Rabi al-Awwal | 1628, Rabi al-Awwal | 1729Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1830, Rabi al-Awwal | 1931, Rabi al-Awwal | 20Apr 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 212, Rabi al-Awwal |
223, Rabi al-Awwal | 234Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 245, Rabi al-Awwal | 256, Rabi al-Awwal | 267, Rabi al-Awwal | 278, Rabi al-Awwal | 289, Rabi al-Awwal |
2910, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
12 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 12 March 1910
Saturday 12 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 13 March)
5
17 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 17 March 1910
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
19 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 19 March 1910
Saturday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 March)
8
20 Mar
9
21 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 21 March 1910
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
22 Mar
12
24 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 24 March 1910
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
24 Mar
17
29 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 29 March 1910
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
4 Apr
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.