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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1May 15, Rabi al-Awwal | 216, Rabi al-Awwal | 317, Rabi al-Awwal | 418, Rabi al-Awwal | 519Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 620, Rabi al-Awwal | 721Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 822Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 923Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1024Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1125, Rabi al-Awwal | 1226Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1327, Rabi al-Awwal | 1428, Rabi al-Awwal |
1529, Rabi al-Awwal | 1630, Rabi al-Awwal | 1731Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 18Jun 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 192, Rabi al-Awwal | 203, Rabi al-Awwal | 214, Rabi al-Awwal |
225, Rabi al-Awwal | 236Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 247, Rabi al-Awwal | 258, Rabi al-Awwal | 269, Rabi al-Awwal | 2710, Rabi al-Awwal | 2811, Rabi al-Awwal |
2912, 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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1•
eve
14 May
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 14 May 2067
Saturday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 15 May)
5
19 May
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 19 May 2067
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
21 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 21 May 2067
Saturday 21 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 May)
8
22 May
9
23 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 23 May 2067
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
24 May
12
26 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 26 May 2067
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
26 May
17
31 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 31 May 2067
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
6 June
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.