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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Dec 29, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
230, Rabi al-Awwal | 331, Rabi al-Awwal | 4Jan 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 52Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 63, Rabi al-Awwal | 74Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 85Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 96Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 107Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 118, Rabi al-Awwal | 129Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1310, Rabi al-Awwal | 1411, Rabi al-Awwal | 1512, Rabi al-Awwal |
1613, Rabi al-Awwal | 1714Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1815, Rabi al-Awwal | 1916, Rabi al-Awwal | 2017, Rabi al-Awwal | 2118, Rabi al-Awwal | 2219, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2320Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2421, Rabi al-Awwal | 2522, Rabi al-Awwal | 2623, Rabi al-Awwal | 2724, Rabi al-Awwal | 2825, Rabi al-Awwal | 2926, 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
1•
eve
28 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 28 December 2046
Friday 28 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 29 December)
5
2 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 2 January 2047
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
4 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 4 January 2047
Friday 4 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 5 January)
8
5 Jan
9
6 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 6 January 2047
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
7 Jan
12
9 Jan
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 9 January 2047
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
9 Jan
17
14 Jan
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 14 January 2047
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
20 Jan
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.