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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Mar 28, Rabi al-Awwal | 229, Rabi al-Awwal | |||||
330, Rabi al-Awwal | 431, Rabi al-Awwal | 5Apr 1Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 62, Rabi al-Awwal | 73Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 84Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 95Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 106Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 117, Rabi al-Awwal | 128Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 139, Rabi al-Awwal | 1410, Rabi al-Awwal | 1511, Rabi al-Awwal | 1612, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1713Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1814, Rabi al-Awwal | 1915, Rabi al-Awwal | 2016, Rabi al-Awwal | 2117, Rabi al-Awwal | 2218, Rabi al-Awwal | 2319Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal |
2420, Rabi al-Awwal | 2521, Rabi al-Awwal | 2622, Rabi al-Awwal | 2723, Rabi al-Awwal | 2824, Rabi al-Awwal | 2925, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
27 Mar
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Thursday 27 March 2104
Thursday 27 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 28 March)
5
1 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Tuesday 1 April 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
3 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Thursday 3 April 2104
Thursday 3 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 4 April)
8
4 Apr
9
5 Apr
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Saturday 5 April 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
6 Apr
12
8 Apr
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Tuesday 8 April 2104
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
8 Apr
17
13 Apr
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 13 April 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
19 Apr
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.