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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Oct 6, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
27, Rabi al-Awwal | 38, Rabi al-Awwal | 49, Rabi al-Awwal | 510Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 611, Rabi al-Awwal | 712Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 813Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 914Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1015Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1116, Rabi al-Awwal | 1217Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1318, Rabi al-Awwal | 1419, Rabi al-Awwal | 1520, Rabi al-Awwal |
1621, Rabi al-Awwal | 1722Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1823, Rabi al-Awwal | 1924, Rabi al-Awwal | 2025, Rabi al-Awwal | 2126, Rabi al-Awwal | 2227, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2328Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2429, Rabi al-Awwal | 2530, Rabi al-Awwal | 2631, Rabi al-Awwal | 27Nov 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 282, Rabi al-Awwal | 293, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
5 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 5 October 1956
Friday 5 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 October)
5
10 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 10 October 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
12 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 12 October 1956
Friday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 13 October)
8
13 Oct
9
14 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 14 October 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
15 Oct
12
17 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 17 October 1956
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
17 Oct
17
22 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 22 October 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
28 Oct
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.