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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jun 20, Rabi al-Awwal | 221, Rabi al-Awwal | 322, Rabi al-Awwal | 423, Rabi al-Awwal | 524Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 625, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 726Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 827Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 928Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1029Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1130, Rabi al-Awwal | 12Jul 1Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 132, Rabi al-Awwal |
143, Rabi al-Awwal | 154, Rabi al-Awwal | 165, Rabi al-Awwal | 176Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 187, Rabi al-Awwal | 198, Rabi al-Awwal | 209, Rabi al-Awwal |
2110, Rabi al-Awwal | 2211, Rabi al-Awwal | 2312Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2413, Rabi al-Awwal | 2514, Rabi al-Awwal | 2615, Rabi al-Awwal | 2716, Rabi al-Awwal |
2817, Rabi al-Awwal | 2918, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
19 June
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 19 June 1966
Sunday 19 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 20 June)
5
24 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 24 June 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
26 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 26 June 1966
Sunday 26 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 June)
8
27 June
9
28 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 28 June 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
29 June
12
1 July
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 1 July 1966
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
1 July
17
6 July
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 6 July 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
12 July
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 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.