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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jul 29, Rabi al-Awwal | 230, Rabi al-Awwal | 331, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
4Aug 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
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eve
28 July
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 28 July 2060
Wednesday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 July)
5
2 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 2 August 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
4 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 4 August 2060
Wednesday 4 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 5 August)
8
5 Aug
9
6 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 6 August 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
7 Aug
12
9 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 9 August 2060
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 Aug
17
14 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 14 August 2060
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
20 Aug
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.