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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Feb 9, Rabi al-Awwal | 210, Rabi al-Awwal | 311, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
412, Rabi al-Awwal | 513Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 614, Rabi al-Awwal | 715Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 816Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 917Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1018Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1119, Rabi al-Awwal | 1220Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1321, Rabi al-Awwal | 1422, Rabi al-Awwal | 1523, Rabi al-Awwal | 1624, Rabi al-Awwal | 1725Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1826, Rabi al-Awwal | 1927, Rabi al-Awwal | 2028, Rabi al-Awwal | 21Mar 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 222, Rabi al-Awwal | 233Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 244, Rabi al-Awwal |
255, Rabi al-Awwal | 266, Rabi al-Awwal | 277, Rabi al-Awwal | 288, Rabi al-Awwal | 299, 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
8 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 8 February 1978
Wednesday 8 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 February)
5
13 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 13 February 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
15 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 15 February 1978
Wednesday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 February)
8
16 Feb
9
17 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 17 February 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
18 Feb
12
20 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 20 February 1978
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
20 Feb
17
25 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 25 February 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
3 Mar
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.