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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jul 22, Rabi al-Awwal | 223, Rabi al-Awwal | 324, Rabi al-Awwal | 425, Rabi al-Awwal | 526Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 627, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 728Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 829Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 930Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1031Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 11Aug 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 122Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 133, Rabi al-Awwal |
144, Rabi al-Awwal | 155, Rabi al-Awwal | 166, Rabi al-Awwal | 177Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 188, Rabi al-Awwal | 199, Rabi al-Awwal | 2010, Rabi al-Awwal |
2111, Rabi al-Awwal | 2212, Rabi al-Awwal | 2313Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2414, Rabi al-Awwal | 2515, Rabi al-Awwal | 2616, Rabi al-Awwal | 2717, Rabi al-Awwal |
2818, Rabi al-Awwal | 2919, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
21 July
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 21 July 1963
Sunday 21 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 22 July)
5
26 July
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 26 July 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
28 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 28 July 1963
Sunday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 July)
8
29 July
9
30 July
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 30 July 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
31 July
12
2 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 2 August 1963
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
2 Aug
17
7 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 7 August 1963
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
13 Aug
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 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.