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 2, Rabi al-Awwal | 23, Rabi al-Awwal | 34, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
45, Rabi al-Awwal | 56Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 67, Rabi al-Awwal | 78Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 89Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 910Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1011Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1112, Rabi al-Awwal | 1213Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1314, Rabi al-Awwal | 1415, Rabi al-Awwal | 1516, Rabi al-Awwal | 1617, Rabi al-Awwal | 1718Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1819, Rabi al-Awwal | 1920, Rabi al-Awwal | 2021, Rabi al-Awwal | 2122, Rabi al-Awwal | 2223, Rabi al-Awwal | 2324Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2425, Rabi al-Awwal |
2526, Rabi al-Awwal | 2627, Rabi al-Awwal | 2728, Rabi al-Awwal | 2829, Rabi al-Awwal | 2930, 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
1 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 1 April 2071
Wednesday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 2 April)
5
6 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 6 April 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
8 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 8 April 2071
Wednesday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 April)
8
9 Apr
9
10 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 10 April 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
11 Apr
12
13 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 13 April 2071
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
13 Apr
17
18 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 18 April 2071
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
24 Apr
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.