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 16, Rabi al-Awwal | 217, Rabi al-Awwal | 318, Rabi al-Awwal | 419, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 520Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 621, Rabi al-Awwal | 722Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 823Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 924Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1025Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1126, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1227Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1328, Rabi al-Awwal | 1429, Rabi al-Awwal | 1530, Rabi al-Awwal | 16Dec 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 172Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 183, Rabi al-Awwal |
194, Rabi al-Awwal | 205, Rabi al-Awwal | 216, Rabi al-Awwal | 227, Rabi al-Awwal | 238Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 249, Rabi al-Awwal | 2510, Rabi al-Awwal |
2611, Rabi al-Awwal | 2712, Rabi al-Awwal | 2813, Rabi al-Awwal | 2914, 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
15 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 15 November 2050
Tuesday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 November)
5
20 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 20 November 2050
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
22 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 22 November 2050
Tuesday 22 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 November)
8
23 Nov
9
24 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 24 November 2050
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
25 Nov
12
27 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 27 November 2050
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
27 Nov
17
2 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 2 December 2050
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
8 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.