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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Sep 11, Rabi al-Awwal | 212, Rabi al-Awwal | 313, Rabi al-Awwal | 414, Rabi al-Awwal | 515Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 616, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 717Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 818Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 919Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1020Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1121, Rabi al-Awwal | 1222Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1323, Rabi al-Awwal |
1424, Rabi al-Awwal | 1525, Rabi al-Awwal | 1626, Rabi al-Awwal | 1727Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1828, Rabi al-Awwal | 1929, Rabi al-Awwal | 2030, Rabi al-Awwal |
21Oct 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 222, Rabi al-Awwal | 233Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 244, Rabi al-Awwal | 255, Rabi al-Awwal | 266, Rabi al-Awwal | 277, Rabi al-Awwal |
288, Rabi al-Awwal | 299, 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
10 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 10 September 2056
Sunday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 11 September)
5
15 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 15 September 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
17 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 17 September 2056
Sunday 17 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 18 September)
8
18 Sept
9
19 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 19 September 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
20 Sept
12
22 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 22 September 2056
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
22 Sept
17
27 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 27 September 2056
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
3 Oct
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.