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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Mar 20, Rabi al-Awwal | 221, Rabi al-Awwal | 322, Rabi al-Awwal | 423, Rabi al-Awwal | 524Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
625, Rabi al-Awwal | 726Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 827Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 928Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1029Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1130, Rabi al-Awwal | 1231Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
13Apr 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 142, Rabi al-Awwal | 153, Rabi al-Awwal | 164, Rabi al-Awwal | 175Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 186, Rabi al-Awwal | 197, Rabi al-Awwal |
208, Rabi al-Awwal | 219, Rabi al-Awwal | 2210, Rabi al-Awwal | 2311Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2412, Rabi al-Awwal | 2513, Rabi al-Awwal | 2614, Rabi al-Awwal |
2715, Rabi al-Awwal | 2816, Rabi al-Awwal | 2917, 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
19 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 19 March 2007
Monday 19 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 20 March)
5
24 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 24 March 2007
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
26 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 26 March 2007
Monday 26 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 March)
8
27 Mar
9
28 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 28 March 2007
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
29 Mar
12
31 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 31 March 2007
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
31 Mar
17
5 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 5 April 2007
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
11 Apr
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.