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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Aug 30, Rabi al-Awwal | 231, Rabi al-Awwal | 3Sep 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 42, Rabi al-Awwal | 53Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 64, Rabi al-Awwal | 75Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 86Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 97Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 108Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 119, Rabi al-Awwal | 1210Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1311, Rabi al-Awwal | 1412, Rabi al-Awwal |
1513, Rabi al-Awwal | 1614, Rabi al-Awwal | 1715Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1816, Rabi al-Awwal | 1917, Rabi al-Awwal | 2018, Rabi al-Awwal | 2119, Rabi al-Awwal |
2220, Rabi al-Awwal | 2321Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2422, Rabi al-Awwal | 2523, Rabi al-Awwal | 2624, Rabi al-Awwal | 2725, Rabi al-Awwal | 2826, Rabi al-Awwal |
2927, 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
29 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 29 August 1992
Saturday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 August)
5
3 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 3 September 1992
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
5 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 5 September 1992
Saturday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 September)
8
6 Sept
9
7 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 7 September 1992
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
8 Sept
12
10 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 10 September 1992
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
10 Sept
17
15 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 15 September 1992
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
21 Sept
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.