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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Apr 10, Rabi al-Awwal | 211, Rabi al-Awwal | 312, Rabi al-Awwal | 413, Rabi al-Awwal | 514Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 615, Rabi al-Awwal | 716Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 817Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 918Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1019Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1120, Rabi al-Awwal | 1221Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1322, Rabi al-Awwal | 1423, Rabi al-Awwal |
1524, Rabi al-Awwal | 1625, Rabi al-Awwal | 1726Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1827, Rabi al-Awwal | 1928, Rabi al-Awwal | 2029, Rabi al-Awwal | 2130, Rabi al-Awwal |
22May 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 232Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 243, Rabi al-Awwal | 254, Rabi al-Awwal | 265, Rabi al-Awwal | 276, Rabi al-Awwal | 287, Rabi al-Awwal |
298, 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
9 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 9 April 2005
Saturday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 April)
5
14 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 14 April 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
16 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 16 April 2005
Saturday 16 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 April)
8
17 Apr
9
18 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 18 April 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
19 Apr
12
21 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 21 April 2005
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
21 Apr
17
26 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 26 April 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
2 May
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.