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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Sep 27, Rabi al-Awwal | 228, Rabi al-Awwal | 329, Rabi al-Awwal | 430, Rabi al-Awwal | 5Oct 1Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
62, Rabi al-Awwal | 73Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 84Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 95Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 106Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 117, Rabi al-Awwal | 128Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
139, Rabi al-Awwal | 1410, Rabi al-Awwal | 1511, Rabi al-Awwal | 1612, Rabi al-Awwal | 1713Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1814, Rabi al-Awwal | 1915, Rabi al-Awwal |
2016, Rabi al-Awwal | 2117, Rabi al-Awwal | 2218, Rabi al-Awwal | 2319Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2420, Rabi al-Awwal | 2521, Rabi al-Awwal | 2622, Rabi al-Awwal |
2723, Rabi al-Awwal | 2824, Rabi al-Awwal | 2925, 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
1•
eve
26 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 26 September 2022
Monday 26 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 27 September)
5
1 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 1 October 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
3 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 3 October 2022
Monday 3 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 4 October)
8
4 Oct
9
5 Oct
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 5 October 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
6 Oct
12
8 Oct
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 8 October 2022
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
8 Oct
17
13 Oct
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 13 October 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
19 Oct
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.