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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Nov 14, Rabi al-Awwal | 215, Rabi al-Awwal | 316, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
417, Rabi al-Awwal | 518Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 619, Rabi al-Awwal | 720Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 821Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 922Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1023Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1124, Rabi al-Awwal | 1225Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1326, Rabi al-Awwal | 1427, Rabi al-Awwal | 1528, Rabi al-Awwal | 1629, Rabi al-Awwal | 1730Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
18Dec 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 192, Rabi al-Awwal | 203, Rabi al-Awwal | 214, Rabi al-Awwal | 225, Rabi al-Awwal | 236Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 247, Rabi al-Awwal |
258, Rabi al-Awwal | 269, Rabi al-Awwal | 2710, Rabi al-Awwal | 2811, Rabi al-Awwal | 2912, 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
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eve
13 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 13 November 1985
Wednesday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 14 November)
5
18 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 18 November 1985
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
20 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 20 November 1985
Wednesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 November)
8
21 Nov
9
22 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 22 November 1985
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
23 Nov
12
25 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 25 November 1985
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
25 Nov
17
30 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 30 November 1985
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
6 Dec
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.