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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Nov 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 | 23Dec 1Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal |
242, Rabi al-Awwal | 253, Rabi al-Awwal | 264, Rabi al-Awwal | 275, Rabi al-Awwal | 286, Rabi al-Awwal | 297, 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
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eve
8 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 8 November 2018
Thursday 8 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 9 November)
5
13 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 13 November 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
15 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 15 November 2018
Thursday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 16 November)
8
16 Nov
9
17 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 17 November 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
18 Nov
12
20 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 20 November 2018
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 Nov
17
25 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 25 November 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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1 Dec
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.