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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jul 25, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
226, Rabi al-Awwal | 327, Rabi al-Awwal | 428, Rabi al-Awwal | 529Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 630, Rabi al-Awwal | 731Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 8Aug 1Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 92Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 103Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 114, Rabi al-Awwal | 125Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 136, Rabi al-Awwal | 147, Rabi al-Awwal | 158, Rabi al-Awwal |
169, Rabi al-Awwal | 1710Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1811, Rabi al-Awwal | 1912, Rabi al-Awwal | 2013, Rabi al-Awwal | 2114, Rabi al-Awwal | 2215, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2316Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2417, Rabi al-Awwal | 2518, Rabi al-Awwal | 2619, Rabi al-Awwal | 2720, Rabi al-Awwal | 2821, Rabi al-Awwal | 2922, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
24 July
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 24 July 2093
Friday 24 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 July)
5
29 July
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 29 July 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
31 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 31 July 2093
Friday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 1 August)
8
1 Aug
9
2 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 2 August 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
3 Aug
12
5 Aug
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 5 August 2093
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
5 Aug
17
10 Aug
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 10 August 2093
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
16 Aug
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.