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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Feb 22, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
223, Rabi al-Awwal | 324, Rabi al-Awwal | 425, Rabi al-Awwal | 526Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 627, Rabi al-Awwal | 728Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 8Mar 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 92Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 103Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 114, Rabi al-Awwal | 125Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 136, Rabi al-Awwal | 147, Rabi al-Awwal | 158, Rabi al-Awwal |
169, Rabi al-Awwal | 1710Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1811, Rabi al-Awwal | 1912, Rabi al-Awwal | 2013, Rabi al-Awwal | 2114, Rabi al-Awwal | 2215, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2316Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2417, Rabi al-Awwal | 2518, Rabi al-Awwal | 2619, Rabi al-Awwal | 2720, Rabi al-Awwal | 2821, Rabi al-Awwal | 2922, 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
21 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 21 February 2042
Friday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 22 February)
5
26 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 26 February 2042
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
28 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 28 February 2042
Friday 28 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 March)
8
1 Mar
9
2 Mar
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 2 March 2042
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
3 Mar
12
5 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 5 March 2042
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
5 Mar
17
10 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 10 March 2042
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
16 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.