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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1May 24, Rabi al-Awwal | 225, Rabi al-Awwal | 326, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
427, Rabi al-Awwal | 528Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 629, Rabi al-Awwal | 730Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 831Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 9Jun 1Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 102Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
113, Rabi al-Awwal | 124Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 135, Rabi al-Awwal | 146, Rabi al-Awwal | 157, Rabi al-Awwal | 168, Rabi al-Awwal | 179Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1810, Rabi al-Awwal | 1911, Rabi al-Awwal | 2012, Rabi al-Awwal | 2113, Rabi al-Awwal | 2214, Rabi al-Awwal | 2315Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2416, Rabi al-Awwal |
2517, Rabi al-Awwal | 2618, Rabi al-Awwal | 2719, Rabi al-Awwal | 2820, Rabi al-Awwal | 2921, 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
23 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 23 May 2001
Wednesday 23 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 May)
5
28 May
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 28 May 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
30 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 30 May 2001
Wednesday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 31 May)
8
31 May
9
1 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 1 June 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
2 June
12
4 June
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 4 June 2001
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
4 June
17
9 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 9 June 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
15 June
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.