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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 20, Rabi al-Awwal | 221, Rabi al-Awwal | |||||
322, Rabi al-Awwal | 423, Rabi al-Awwal | 524Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 625, Rabi al-Awwal | 726Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 827Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 928Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1029Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1130, Rabi al-Awwal | 1231Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 13Feb 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 142, Rabi al-Awwal | 153, Rabi al-Awwal | 164, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 175Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 186, Rabi al-Awwal | 197, Rabi al-Awwal | 208, Rabi al-Awwal | 219, Rabi al-Awwal | 2210, Rabi al-Awwal | 2311Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal |
2412, Rabi al-Awwal | 2513, Rabi al-Awwal | 2614, Rabi al-Awwal | 2715, Rabi al-Awwal | 2816, Rabi al-Awwal | 2917, 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
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eve
19 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 19 January 2045
Thursday 19 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 20 January)
5
24 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 24 January 2045
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
26 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 26 January 2045
Thursday 26 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 27 January)
8
27 Jan
9
28 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 28 January 2045
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
29 Jan
12
31 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 31 January 2045
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
31 Jan
17
5 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 5 February 2045
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
11 Feb
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.