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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Sep 15, Rabi al-Awwal | 216, Rabi al-Awwal | 317, Rabi al-Awwal | 418, Rabi al-Awwal | 519Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 620, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 721Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 822Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 923Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1024Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1125, Rabi al-Awwal | 1226Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1327, Rabi al-Awwal |
1428, Rabi al-Awwal | 1529, Rabi al-Awwal | 1630, Rabi al-Awwal | 17Oct 1Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 182, Rabi al-Awwal | 193, Rabi al-Awwal | 204, Rabi al-Awwal |
215, Rabi al-Awwal | 226, Rabi al-Awwal | 237Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 248, Rabi al-Awwal | 259, Rabi al-Awwal | 2610, Rabi al-Awwal | 2711, Rabi al-Awwal |
2812, Rabi al-Awwal | 2913, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
14 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 14 September 1958
Sunday 14 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 September)
5
19 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 19 September 1958
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
21 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 21 September 1958
Sunday 21 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 September)
8
22 Sept
9
23 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 23 September 1958
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
24 Sept
12
26 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 26 September 1958
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
26 Sept
17
1 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 1 October 1958
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
7 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.