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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1May 12, Rabi al-Awwal | 213, Rabi al-Awwal | 314, Rabi al-Awwal | 415, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 516Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 617, Rabi al-Awwal | 718Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 819Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 920Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1021Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1122, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1223Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1324, Rabi al-Awwal | 1425, Rabi al-Awwal | 1526, Rabi al-Awwal | 1627, Rabi al-Awwal | 1728Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1829, Rabi al-Awwal |
1930, Rabi al-Awwal | 2031, Rabi al-Awwal | 21Jun 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 222, Rabi al-Awwal | 233Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 244, Rabi al-Awwal | 255, Rabi al-Awwal |
266, Rabi al-Awwal | 277, Rabi al-Awwal | 288, Rabi al-Awwal | 299, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
11 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 11 May 1937
Tuesday 11 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 12 May)
5
16 May
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 16 May 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
18 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 18 May 1937
Tuesday 18 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 May)
8
19 May
9
20 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 20 May 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
21 May
12
23 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 23 May 1937
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
23 May
17
28 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 28 May 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
3 June
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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.