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 11, Rabi al-Awwal | 212, Rabi al-Awwal | 313, Rabi al-Awwal | 414, Rabi al-Awwal | 515Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | ||
616, Rabi al-Awwal | 717Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 818Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 919Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1020Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1121, Rabi al-Awwal | 1222Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week |
1323, Rabi al-Awwal | 1424, Rabi al-Awwal | 1525, Rabi al-Awwal | 1626, Rabi al-Awwal | 1727Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1828, Rabi al-Awwal | 1929, Rabi al-Awwal |
2030, Rabi al-Awwal | 21Jul 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 222, Rabi al-Awwal | 233Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 244, Rabi al-Awwal | 255, Rabi al-Awwal | 266, Rabi al-Awwal |
277, Rabi al-Awwal | 288, Rabi al-Awwal | 299, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
10 June
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Monday 10 June 2097
Monday 10 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 June)
5
15 June
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Saturday 15 June 2097
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
17 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Monday 17 June 2097
Monday 17 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 18 June)
8
18 June
9
19 June
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Wednesday 19 June 2097
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
20 June
12
22 June
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Saturday 22 June 2097
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
22 June
17
27 June
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 27 June 2097
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
3 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.