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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Oct 27, Rabi al-Awwal | 228, Rabi al-Awwal | 329, Rabi al-Awwal | 430, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 531Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 6Nov 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 72Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 83Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 94Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 105Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 116, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 127Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 138, Rabi al-Awwal | 149, Rabi al-Awwal | 1510, Rabi al-Awwal | 1611, Rabi al-Awwal | 1712Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1813, Rabi al-Awwal |
1914, Rabi al-Awwal | 2015, Rabi al-Awwal | 2116, Rabi al-Awwal | 2217, Rabi al-Awwal | 2318Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2419, Rabi al-Awwal | 2520, Rabi al-Awwal |
2621, Rabi al-Awwal | 2722, Rabi al-Awwal | 2823, Rabi al-Awwal | 2924, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
26 Oct
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 26 October 2117
Tuesday 26 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 October)
5
31 Oct
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 31 October 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
2 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 2 November 2117
Tuesday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 3 November)
8
3 Nov
9
4 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 4 November 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
5 Nov
12
7 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 7 November 2117
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
7 Nov
17
12 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 12 November 2117
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
18 Nov
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 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.