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 9, Rabi al-Awwal | 210, Rabi al-Awwal | 311, Rabi al-Awwal | 412, Rabi al-Awwal | 513Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 614, Rabi al-Awwal | 715Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 816Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 917Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1018Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1119, Rabi al-Awwal | 1220Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1321, Rabi al-Awwal | 1422, Rabi al-Awwal |
1523, Rabi al-Awwal | 1624, Rabi al-Awwal | 1725Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1826, Rabi al-Awwal | 1927, Rabi al-Awwal | 2028, Rabi al-Awwal | 2129, Rabi al-Awwal |
2230, Rabi al-Awwal | 2331Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 24Apr 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 252, Rabi al-Awwal | 263, Rabi al-Awwal | 274, Rabi al-Awwal | 285, Rabi al-Awwal |
296, 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
8 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 8 March 2008
Saturday 8 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 9 March)
5
13 Mar
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 13 March 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
15 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 15 March 2008
Saturday 15 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 16 March)
8
16 Mar
9
17 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 17 March 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
18 Mar
12
20 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 20 March 2008
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
20 Mar
17
25 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 25 March 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
31 Mar
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.