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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Nov 19, Rabi al-Awwal | 220, Rabi al-Awwal | 321, Rabi al-Awwal | 422, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 523Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 624, Rabi al-Awwal | 725Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 826Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 927Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1028Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1129, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1230Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 13Dec 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 142, Rabi al-Awwal | 153, Rabi al-Awwal | 164, Rabi al-Awwal | 175Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 186, Rabi al-Awwal |
197, Rabi al-Awwal | 208, Rabi al-Awwal | 219, Rabi al-Awwal | 2210, Rabi al-Awwal | 2311Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2412, Rabi al-Awwal | 2513, Rabi al-Awwal |
2614, Rabi al-Awwal | 2715, Rabi al-Awwal | 2816, Rabi al-Awwal | 2917, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
18 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 18 November 1952
Tuesday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 19 November)
5
23 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 23 November 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
25 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 25 November 1952
Tuesday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 November)
8
26 Nov
9
27 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 27 November 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
28 Nov
12
30 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 30 November 1952
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
30 Nov
17
5 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 5 December 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
11 Dec
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.