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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Feb 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 | 22Mar 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
7 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 7 February 1913
Friday 7 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 February)
5
12 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 12 February 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
14 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 14 February 1913
Friday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 February)
8
15 Feb
9
16 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 16 February 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
17 Feb
12
19 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 19 February 1913
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 Feb
17
24 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 24 February 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
2 Mar
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.