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 11, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
212, Rabi al-Awwal | 313, Rabi al-Awwal | 414, Rabi al-Awwal | 515Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 616, Rabi al-Awwal | 717Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 818Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 919Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1020Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1121, Rabi al-Awwal | 1222Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1323, Rabi al-Awwal | 1424, Rabi al-Awwal | 1525, Rabi al-Awwal |
1626, Rabi al-Awwal | 1727Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1828, Rabi al-Awwal | 1929, Rabi al-Awwal | 2030, Rabi al-Awwal | 2131, Rabi al-Awwal | 22Aug 1, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 232Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 243, Rabi al-Awwal | 254, Rabi al-Awwal | 265, Rabi al-Awwal | 276, Rabi al-Awwal | 287, Rabi al-Awwal | 298, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
10 July
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 10 July 1964
Friday 10 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 11 July)
5
15 July
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 15 July 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
17 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 17 July 1964
Friday 17 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 18 July)
8
18 July
9
19 July
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 19 July 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
20 July
12
22 July
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 22 July 1964
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
22 July
17
27 July
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 27 July 1964
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
2 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.