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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Jan 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 | 1031Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 11Feb 1, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 122Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 133, Rabi al-Awwal | 144, Rabi al-Awwal | 155, Rabi al-Awwal | 166, Rabi al-Awwal | 177Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 188, Rabi al-Awwal |
199, Rabi al-Awwal | 2010, Rabi al-Awwal | 2111, Rabi al-Awwal | 2212, Rabi al-Awwal | 2313Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2414, Rabi al-Awwal | 2515, Rabi al-Awwal |
2616, Rabi al-Awwal | 2717, Rabi al-Awwal | 2818, Rabi al-Awwal | 2919, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
21 Jan
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 21 January 2110
Tuesday 21 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 22 January)
5
26 Jan
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 26 January 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
28 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 28 January 2110
Tuesday 28 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 29 January)
8
29 Jan
9
30 Jan
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 30 January 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
31 Jan
12
2 Feb
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 2 February 2110
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
2 Feb
17
7 Feb
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 7 February 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
13 Feb
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- 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.