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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1May 30, Rabi al-Awwal | 231, Rabi al-Awwal | 3Jun 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 42, Rabi al-Awwal | 53Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 64, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 75Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 86Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 97Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 108Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 119, Rabi al-Awwal | 1210Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1311, Rabi al-Awwal |
1412, Rabi al-Awwal | 1513, Rabi al-Awwal | 1614, Rabi al-Awwal | 1715Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1816, Rabi al-Awwal | 1917, Rabi al-Awwal | 2018, Rabi al-Awwal |
2119, Rabi al-Awwal | 2220, Rabi al-Awwal | 2321Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2422, Rabi al-Awwal | 2523, Rabi al-Awwal | 2624, Rabi al-Awwal | 2725, Rabi al-Awwal |
2826, Rabi al-Awwal | 2927, 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
29 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 29 May 2033
Sunday 29 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 May)
5
3 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 3 June 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
5 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 5 June 2033
Sunday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 6 June)
8
6 June
9
7 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 7 June 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
8 June
12
10 June
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 10 June 2033
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
10 June
17
15 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 15 June 2033
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
21 June
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.