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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Feb 14, Rabi al-Awwal | 215, Rabi al-Awwal | 316, Rabi al-Awwal | 417, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 518Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 619, Rabi al-Awwal | 720Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 821Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 922Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1023Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1124, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1225Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1326, Rabi al-Awwal | 1427, Rabi al-Awwal | 1528, Rabi al-Awwal | 16Mar 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
13 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 13 February 1945
Tuesday 13 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 February)
5
18 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 18 February 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
20 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 20 February 1945
Tuesday 20 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 February)
8
21 Feb
9
22 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 22 February 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
23 Feb
12
25 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 25 February 1945
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
25 Feb
17
2 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 2 March 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 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.