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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Oct 18, Rabi al-Awwal | 219, Rabi al-Awwal | 320, Rabi al-Awwal | 421, Rabi al-Awwal | 522Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 623, Rabi al-Awwal | 724Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 825Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 926Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1027Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1128, Rabi al-Awwal | 1229Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1330, Rabi al-Awwal | 1431, Rabi al-Awwal |
15Nov 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 162, Rabi al-Awwal | 173Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 184, Rabi al-Awwal | 195, Rabi al-Awwal | 206, Rabi al-Awwal | 217, Rabi al-Awwal |
228, Rabi al-Awwal | 239Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2410, Rabi al-Awwal | 2511, Rabi al-Awwal | 2612, Rabi al-Awwal | 2713, Rabi al-Awwal | 2814, Rabi al-Awwal |
2915, 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
17 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 17 October 2020
Saturday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 18 October)
5
22 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 22 October 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
24 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 24 October 2020
Saturday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 25 October)
8
25 Oct
9
26 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 26 October 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
27 Oct
12
29 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 29 October 2020
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
29 Oct
17
3 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 3 November 2020
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
9 Nov
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.