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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Feb 17, Rabi al-Awwal | 218, Rabi al-Awwal | 319, Rabi al-Awwal | 420, Rabi al-Awwal | 521Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 622, Rabi al-Awwal | 723Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 824Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 925Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1026Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1127, Rabi al-Awwal | 1228Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 13Mar 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 142, Rabi al-Awwal |
153, Rabi al-Awwal | 164, Rabi al-Awwal | 175Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 186, Rabi al-Awwal | 197, Rabi al-Awwal | 208, Rabi al-Awwal | 219, Rabi al-Awwal |
2210, Rabi al-Awwal | 2311Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2412, Rabi al-Awwal | 2513, Rabi al-Awwal | 2614, Rabi al-Awwal | 2715, Rabi al-Awwal | 2816, Rabi al-Awwal |
2917, 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
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eve
16 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 16 February 2075
Saturday 16 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 17 February)
5
21 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 21 February 2075
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
23 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 23 February 2075
Saturday 23 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 24 February)
8
24 Feb
9
25 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 25 February 2075
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
26 Feb
12
28 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 28 February 2075
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
28 Feb
17
5 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 5 March 2075
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
11 Mar
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.