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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 24, Rabi al-Awwal | 225, Rabi al-Awwal | |||||
326, Rabi al-Awwal | 427, Rabi al-Awwal | 528Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 629, Rabi al-Awwal | 730Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 831Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 9Feb 1Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 102Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 113, Rabi al-Awwal | 124Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 135, Rabi al-Awwal | 146, Rabi al-Awwal | 157, Rabi al-Awwal | 168, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 179Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1810, Rabi al-Awwal | 1911, Rabi al-Awwal | 2012, Rabi al-Awwal | 2113, Rabi al-Awwal | 2214, Rabi al-Awwal | 2315Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal |
2416, Rabi al-Awwal | 2517, Rabi al-Awwal | 2618, Rabi al-Awwal | 2719, Rabi al-Awwal | 2820, Rabi al-Awwal | 2921, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
23 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 23 January 1947
Thursday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 24 January)
5
28 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 28 January 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
30 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 30 January 1947
Thursday 30 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 31 January)
8
31 Jan
9
1 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 1 February 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
2 Feb
12
4 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 4 February 1947
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
4 Feb
17
9 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 9 February 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
15 Feb
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.