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 7, Rabi al-Awwal | 28, Rabi al-Awwal | 39, Rabi al-Awwal | 410, Rabi al-Awwal | 511Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 612, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 713Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 814Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 915Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1016Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1117, Rabi al-Awwal | 1218Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1319, Rabi al-Awwal |
1420, Rabi al-Awwal | 1521, Rabi al-Awwal | 1622, Rabi al-Awwal | 1723Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1824, Rabi al-Awwal | 1925, Rabi al-Awwal | 2026, Rabi al-Awwal |
2127, Rabi al-Awwal | 2228, Rabi al-Awwal | 2329Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2430, Rabi al-Awwal | 2531, Rabi al-Awwal | 26Jan 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 272, Rabi al-Awwal |
283, Rabi al-Awwal | 294, 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
6 Dec
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 6 December 2048
Sunday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 7 December)
5
11 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 11 December 2048
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
13 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 13 December 2048
Sunday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 14 December)
8
14 Dec
9
15 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 15 December 2048
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
16 Dec
12
18 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 18 December 2048
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
18 Dec
17
23 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 23 December 2048
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
29 Dec
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.