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 5, Rabi al-Awwal | 26, Rabi al-Awwal | 37, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
48, Rabi al-Awwal | 59Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 610, Rabi al-Awwal | 711Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 812Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 913Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1014Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1115, Rabi al-Awwal | 1216Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1317, Rabi al-Awwal | 1418, Rabi al-Awwal | 1519, Rabi al-Awwal | 1620, Rabi al-Awwal | 1721Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1822, Rabi al-Awwal | 1923, Rabi al-Awwal | 2024, Rabi al-Awwal | 2125, Rabi al-Awwal | 2226, Rabi al-Awwal | 2327Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2428, Rabi al-Awwal |
2529, Rabi al-Awwal | 2630, Rabi al-Awwal | 27May 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 282, Rabi al-Awwal | 293, 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
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eve
4 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 4 April 1973
Wednesday 4 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 April)
5
9 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 9 April 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
11 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 11 April 1973
Wednesday 11 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 12 April)
8
12 Apr
9
13 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 13 April 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
14 Apr
12
16 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 16 April 1973
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
16 Apr
17
21 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 21 April 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
27 Apr
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.