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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Apr 21, Rabi al-Awwal | 222, Rabi al-Awwal | |||||
323, Rabi al-Awwal | 424, Rabi al-Awwal | 525Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 626, Rabi al-Awwal | 727Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 828Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 929Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1030Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 11May 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 122Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 133, Rabi al-Awwal | 144, Rabi al-Awwal | 155, Rabi al-Awwal | 166, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 177Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 188, Rabi al-Awwal | 199, Rabi al-Awwal | 2010, Rabi al-Awwal | 2111, Rabi al-Awwal | 2212, Rabi al-Awwal | 2313Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal |
2414, Rabi al-Awwal | 2515, Rabi al-Awwal | 2616, Rabi al-Awwal | 2717, Rabi al-Awwal | 2818, Rabi al-Awwal | 2919, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
20 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 20 April 1939
Thursday 20 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 21 April)
5
25 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 25 April 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
27 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 27 April 1939
Thursday 27 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 April)
8
28 Apr
9
29 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 29 April 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
30 Apr
12
2 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 2 May 1939
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
2 May
17
7 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 7 May 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
13 May
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.