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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 8, Rabi al-Awwal | 29, Rabi al-Awwal | 310, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
411, Rabi al-Awwal | 512Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 613, Rabi al-Awwal | 714Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 815Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 916Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1017Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1118, Rabi al-Awwal | 1219Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1320, Rabi al-Awwal | 1421, Rabi al-Awwal | 1522, Rabi al-Awwal | 1623, Rabi al-Awwal | 1724Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1825, Rabi al-Awwal | 1926, Rabi al-Awwal | 2027, Rabi al-Awwal | 2128, Rabi al-Awwal | 2229, Rabi al-Awwal | 2330Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2431, Rabi al-Awwal |
25Feb 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 262, Rabi al-Awwal | 273, Rabi al-Awwal | 284, Rabi al-Awwal | 295, 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
7 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 7 January 1981
Wednesday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 8 January)
5
12 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 12 January 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
14 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 14 January 1981
Wednesday 14 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 15 January)
8
15 Jan
9
16 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 16 January 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
17 Jan
12
19 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 19 January 1981
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
19 Jan
17
24 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 24 January 1981
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
30 Jan
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.