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 1, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
22, Rabi al-Awwal | 33, Rabi al-Awwal | 44, Rabi al-Awwal | 55Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 66, Rabi al-Awwal | 77Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 88Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 99Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1010Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1111, Rabi al-Awwal | 1212Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1313, Rabi al-Awwal | 1414, Rabi al-Awwal | 1515, Rabi al-Awwal |
1616, Rabi al-Awwal | 1717Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1818, Rabi al-Awwal | 1919, Rabi al-Awwal | 2020, Rabi al-Awwal | 2121, Rabi al-Awwal | 2222, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2323Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2424, Rabi al-Awwal | 2525, Rabi al-Awwal | 2626, Rabi al-Awwal | 2727, Rabi al-Awwal | 2828, Rabi al-Awwal | 2929, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
31 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 31 December 1948
Friday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 January)
5
5 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 5 January 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
7 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 7 January 1949
Friday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 January)
8
8 Jan
9
9 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 9 January 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
10 Jan
12
12 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 12 January 1949
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
12 Jan
17
17 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 17 January 1949
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
23 Jan
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.