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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1May 29, Rabi al-Awwal | 230, Rabi al-Awwal | 331, Rabi al-Awwal | 4Jun 1, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 52Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 63, Rabi al-Awwal | 74Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 85Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 96Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 107Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 118, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 129Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1310, Rabi al-Awwal | 1411, Rabi al-Awwal | 1512, Rabi al-Awwal | 1613, Rabi al-Awwal | 1714Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1815, Rabi al-Awwal |
1916, Rabi al-Awwal | 2017, Rabi al-Awwal | 2118, Rabi al-Awwal | 2219, Rabi al-Awwal | 2320Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2421, Rabi al-Awwal | 2522, Rabi al-Awwal |
2623, Rabi al-Awwal | 2724, Rabi al-Awwal | 2825, Rabi al-Awwal | 2926, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
28 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 28 May 1968
Tuesday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 May)
5
2 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 2 June 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
4 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 4 June 1968
Tuesday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 5 June)
8
5 June
9
6 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 6 June 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
7 June
12
9 June
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 9 June 1968
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
9 June
17
14 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 14 June 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
20 June
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.