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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 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 | 16Feb 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 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 16 January 1915
Saturday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 January)
5
21 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 21 January 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
23 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 23 January 1915
Saturday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 January)
8
24 Jan
9
25 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 25 January 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
26 Jan
12
28 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 28 January 1915
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 Jan
17
2 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 2 February 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 Feb
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.