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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Mar 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 | 2229, Rabi al-Awwal | 2330Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2431, Rabi al-Awwal | 25Apr 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 262, Rabi al-Awwal | 273, Rabi al-Awwal |
284, Rabi al-Awwal | 295, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
7 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 7 March 1943
Sunday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 8 March)
5
12 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 12 March 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
14 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 14 March 1943
Sunday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 March)
8
15 Mar
9
16 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 16 March 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
17 Mar
12
19 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 19 March 1943
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 Mar
17
24 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 24 March 1943
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
30 Mar
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.