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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Dec 11, Rabi al-Awwal | 212, Rabi al-Awwal | 313, Rabi al-Awwal | 414, Rabi al-Awwal | 515Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 616, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 717Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 818Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 919Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1020Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1121, Rabi al-Awwal | 1222Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1323, Rabi al-Awwal |
1424, Rabi al-Awwal | 1525, Rabi al-Awwal | 1626, Rabi al-Awwal | 1727Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1828, Rabi al-Awwal | 1929, Rabi al-Awwal | 2030, Rabi al-Awwal |
2131, Rabi al-Awwal | 22Jan 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 232Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 243, Rabi al-Awwal | 254, Rabi al-Awwal | 265, Rabi al-Awwal | 276, Rabi al-Awwal |
287, Rabi al-Awwal | 298, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
10 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 10 December 1950
Sunday 10 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 December)
5
15 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 15 December 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
17 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 17 December 1950
Sunday 17 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 December)
8
18 Dec
9
19 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 19 December 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
20 Dec
12
22 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 22 December 1950
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
22 Dec
17
27 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 27 December 1950
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
2 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.