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 8, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
29, Rabi al-Awwal | 310, Rabi al-Awwal | 411, Rabi al-Awwal | 512Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 613, Rabi al-Awwal | 714Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 815Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 916Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1017Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1118, Rabi al-Awwal | 1219Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1320, Rabi al-Awwal | 1421, Rabi al-Awwal | 1522, Rabi al-Awwal |
1623, Rabi al-Awwal | 1724Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1825, Rabi al-Awwal | 1926, Rabi al-Awwal | 2027, Rabi al-Awwal | 2128, Rabi al-Awwal | 2229, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2330Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2431, Rabi al-Awwal | 25Aug 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 262, Rabi al-Awwal | 273, Rabi al-Awwal | 284, Rabi al-Awwal | 295, 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
7 July
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 7 July 2062
Friday 7 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 July)
5
12 July
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 12 July 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
14 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 14 July 2062
Friday 14 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 15 July)
8
15 July
9
16 July
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 16 July 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
17 July
12
19 July
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 19 July 2062
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
19 July
17
24 July
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 24 July 2062
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
30 July
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.