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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Dec 16, Rabi al-Awwal | 217, Rabi al-Awwal | 318, Rabi al-Awwal | 419, Rabi al-Awwal | 520Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 621, Rabi al-Awwal | 722Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 823Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 924Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1025Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1126, Rabi al-Awwal | 1227Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1328, Rabi al-Awwal | 1429, Rabi al-Awwal |
1530, Rabi al-Awwal | 1631, Rabi al-Awwal | 17Jan 1Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 182, Rabi al-Awwal | 193, Rabi al-Awwal | 204, Rabi al-Awwal | 215, Rabi al-Awwal |
226, Rabi al-Awwal | 237Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 248, Rabi al-Awwal | 259, Rabi al-Awwal | 2610, Rabi al-Awwal | 2711, Rabi al-Awwal | 2812, Rabi al-Awwal |
2913, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
15 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 15 December 1917
Saturday 15 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 December)
5
20 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 20 December 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
22 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 22 December 1917
Saturday 22 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 23 December)
8
23 Dec
9
24 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 24 December 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
25 Dec
12
27 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 27 December 1917
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
27 Dec
17
1 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 1 January 1918
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
7 Jan
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.