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 18, Rabi al-Awwal | 219, Rabi al-Awwal | 320, Rabi al-Awwal | 421, Rabi al-Awwal | 522Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 623, Rabi al-Awwal | 724Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 825Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 926Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1027Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1128, Rabi al-Awwal | 1229Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1330, Rabi al-Awwal | 1431, Rabi al-Awwal |
15Jun 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 162, Rabi al-Awwal | 173Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 184, Rabi al-Awwal | 195, Rabi al-Awwal | 206, Rabi al-Awwal | 217, Rabi al-Awwal |
228, Rabi al-Awwal | 239Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2410, Rabi al-Awwal | 2511, Rabi al-Awwal | 2612, Rabi al-Awwal | 2713, Rabi al-Awwal | 2814, Rabi al-Awwal |
2915, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
17 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 17 May 1969
Saturday 17 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 May)
5
22 May
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 22 May 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
24 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 24 May 1969
Saturday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 May)
8
25 May
9
26 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 26 May 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
27 May
12
29 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 29 May 1969
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
29 May
17
3 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 3 June 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
9 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.