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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jun 26, Rabi al-Awwal | 227, Rabi al-Awwal | |||||
328, Rabi al-Awwal | 429, Rabi al-Awwal | 530Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 6Jul 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 72Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 83Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 94Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 105Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 116, Rabi al-Awwal | 127Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 138, Rabi al-Awwal | 149, Rabi al-Awwal | 1510, Rabi al-Awwal | 1611, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1712Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1813, Rabi al-Awwal | 1914, Rabi al-Awwal | 2015, Rabi al-Awwal | 2116, Rabi al-Awwal | 2217, Rabi al-Awwal | 2318Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal |
2419, Rabi al-Awwal | 2520, Rabi al-Awwal | 2621, Rabi al-Awwal | 2722, Rabi al-Awwal | 2823, Rabi al-Awwal | 2924, 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
25 June
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 25 June 1998
Thursday 25 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 June)
5
30 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 30 June 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
2 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 2 July 1998
Thursday 2 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 3 July)
8
3 July
9
4 July
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 4 July 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
5 July
12
7 July
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 7 July 1998
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
7 July
17
12 July
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 12 July 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
18 July
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.