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 7, Rabi al-Awwal | 28, Rabi al-Awwal | 39, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
410, Rabi al-Awwal | 511Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 612, Rabi al-Awwal | 713Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 814Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 915Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1016Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1117, Rabi al-Awwal | 1218Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1319, Rabi al-Awwal | 1420, Rabi al-Awwal | 1521, Rabi al-Awwal | 1622, Rabi al-Awwal | 1723Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1824, Rabi al-Awwal | 1925, Rabi al-Awwal | 2026, Rabi al-Awwal | 2127, Rabi al-Awwal | 2228, Rabi al-Awwal | 2329Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2430, Rabi al-Awwal |
2531, Rabi al-Awwal | 26Jun 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 272, Rabi al-Awwal | 283, Rabi al-Awwal | 294, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
6 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 6 May 1970
Wednesday 6 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 May)
5
11 May
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 11 May 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
13 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 13 May 1970
Wednesday 13 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 May)
8
14 May
9
15 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 15 May 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
16 May
12
18 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 18 May 1970
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
18 May
17
23 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 23 May 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
29 May
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.