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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Apr 15, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
216, Rabi al-Awwal | 317, Rabi al-Awwal | 418, Rabi al-Awwal | 519Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 620, Rabi al-Awwal | 721Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 822Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 923Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1024Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1125, Rabi al-Awwal | 1226Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1327, Rabi al-Awwal | 1428, Rabi al-Awwal | 1529, Rabi al-Awwal |
1630, Rabi al-Awwal | 17May 1Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 182, Rabi al-Awwal | 193, Rabi al-Awwal | 204, Rabi al-Awwal | 215, Rabi al-Awwal | 226, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 237Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 248, Rabi al-Awwal | 259, Rabi al-Awwal | 2610, Rabi al-Awwal | 2711, Rabi al-Awwal | 2812, Rabi al-Awwal | 2913, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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
1•
eve
14 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 14 April 1972
Friday 14 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 April)
5
19 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 19 April 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
21 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 21 April 1972
Friday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 April)
8
22 Apr
9
23 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 23 April 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
24 Apr
12
26 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 26 April 1972
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
26 Apr
17
1 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 1 May 1972
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
7 May
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.