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 4, Rabi al-Awwal | 25, Rabi al-Awwal | 36, Rabi al-Awwal | 47, Rabi al-Awwal | 58Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
69, Rabi al-Awwal | 710Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 811Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 912Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1013Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1114, Rabi al-Awwal | 1215Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
1316, Rabi al-Awwal | 1417, Rabi al-Awwal | 1518, Rabi al-Awwal | 1619, Rabi al-Awwal | 1720Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1821, Rabi al-Awwal | 1922, Rabi al-Awwal |
2023, Rabi al-Awwal | 2124, Rabi al-Awwal | 2225, Rabi al-Awwal | 2326Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2427, Rabi al-Awwal | 2528, Rabi al-Awwal | 2629, Rabi al-Awwal |
2730, Rabi al-Awwal | 28Dec 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 292, 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
1•
eve
3 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 3 November 1986
Monday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 November)
5
8 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 8 November 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
10 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 10 November 1986
Monday 10 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 November)
8
11 Nov
9
12 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 12 November 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
13 Nov
12
15 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 15 November 1986
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
15 Nov
17
20 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 20 November 1986
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
26 Nov
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.