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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Nov 22, Rabi al-Awwal | 223, Rabi al-Awwal | 324, Rabi al-Awwal | 425, Rabi al-Awwal | 526Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 627, Rabi al-Awwal | 728Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 829Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 930Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 10Dec 1Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 112, Rabi al-Awwal | 123Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 134, Rabi al-Awwal | 145, Rabi al-Awwal |
156, Rabi al-Awwal | 167, Rabi al-Awwal | 178Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 189, Rabi al-Awwal | 1910, Rabi al-Awwal | 2011, Rabi al-Awwal | 2112, Rabi al-Awwal |
2213, Rabi al-Awwal | 2314Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2415, Rabi al-Awwal | 2516, Rabi al-Awwal | 2617, Rabi al-Awwal | 2718, Rabi al-Awwal | 2819, Rabi al-Awwal |
2920, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
21 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 21 November 2082
Saturday 21 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 November)
5
26 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 26 November 2082
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
28 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 28 November 2082
Saturday 28 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 November)
8
29 Nov
9
30 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 30 November 2082
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
1 Dec
12
3 Dec
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 3 December 2082
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
3 Dec
17
8 Dec
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 8 December 2082
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
14 Dec
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
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.