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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jun 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 |
| 10Jul 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 June
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 21 June 2096
Thursday 21 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 June)
5
26 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 26 June 2096
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
28 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 28 June 2096
Thursday 28 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 29 June)
8
29 June
9
30 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 30 June 2096
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
1 July
12
3 July
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 3 July 2096
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 July
17
8 July
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 8 July 2096
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
14 July
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.