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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Nov 27, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
228, Rabi al-Awwal | 329, Rabi al-Awwal | 430, Rabi al-Awwal | 5Dec 1Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 62, Rabi al-Awwal | 73Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 84Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 95Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 106Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 117, Rabi al-Awwal | 128Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 139, Rabi al-Awwal | 1410, Rabi al-Awwal | 1511, Rabi al-Awwal |
1612, Rabi al-Awwal | 1713Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1814, Rabi al-Awwal | 1915, Rabi al-Awwal | 2016, Rabi al-Awwal | 2117, Rabi al-Awwal | 2218, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2319Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2420, Rabi al-Awwal | 2521, Rabi al-Awwal | 2622, Rabi al-Awwal | 2723, Rabi al-Awwal | 2824, Rabi al-Awwal | 2925, 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
26 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 26 November 2049
Friday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 November)
5
1 Dec
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 1 December 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
3 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 3 December 2049
Friday 3 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 December)
8
4 Dec
9
5 Dec
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 5 December 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
6 Dec
12
8 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 8 December 2049
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
8 Dec
17
13 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 13 December 2049
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
19 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.