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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Apr 23, Rabi al-Awwal | 224, Rabi al-Awwal | 325, Rabi al-Awwal | 426, Rabi al-Awwal | 527Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
628, Rabi al-Awwal | 729Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 830Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 9May 1Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 102Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 113, Rabi al-Awwal | 124Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
135, Rabi al-Awwal | 146, Rabi al-Awwal | 157, Rabi al-Awwal | 168, Rabi al-Awwal | 179Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1810, Rabi al-Awwal | 1911, Rabi al-Awwal |
2012, Rabi al-Awwal | 2113, Rabi al-Awwal | 2214, Rabi al-Awwal | 2315Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2416, Rabi al-Awwal | 2517, Rabi al-Awwal | 2618, Rabi al-Awwal |
2719, Rabi al-Awwal | 2820, Rabi al-Awwal | 2921, 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
22 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 22 April 2069
Monday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 23 April)
5
27 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 27 April 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
29 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 29 April 2069
Monday 29 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 30 April)
8
30 Apr
9
1 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 1 May 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
2 May
12
4 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 4 May 2069
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
4 May
17
9 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 9 May 2069
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
15 May
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.