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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Aug 2, Rabi al-Awwal | 23, Rabi al-Awwal | 34, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
45, Rabi al-Awwal | 56Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 67, Rabi al-Awwal | 78Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 89Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 910Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1011Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1112, Rabi al-Awwal | 1213Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1314, Rabi al-Awwal | 1415, Rabi al-Awwal | 1516, Rabi al-Awwal | 1617, Rabi al-Awwal | 1718Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1819, Rabi al-Awwal | 1920, Rabi al-Awwal | 2021, Rabi al-Awwal | 2122, Rabi al-Awwal | 2223, Rabi al-Awwal | 2324Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2425, Rabi al-Awwal |
2526, Rabi al-Awwal | 2627, Rabi al-Awwal | 2728, Rabi al-Awwal | 2829, Rabi al-Awwal | 2930, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
1 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 1 August 1962
Wednesday 1 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 August)
5
6 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 6 August 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
8 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 8 August 1962
Wednesday 8 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 August)
8
9 Aug
9
10 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 10 August 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
11 Aug
12
13 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 13 August 1962
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
13 Aug
17
18 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 18 August 1962
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
24 Aug
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.