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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Sep 14, Rabi al-Awwal | 215, Rabi al-Awwal | 316, Rabi al-Awwal | 417, Rabi al-Awwal | 518Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 619, Rabi al-Awwal | 720Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 821Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 922Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1023Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1124, Rabi al-Awwal | 1225Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1326, Rabi al-Awwal | 1427, Rabi al-Awwal |
1528, Rabi al-Awwal | 1629, Rabi al-Awwal | 1730Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 18Oct 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 192, Rabi al-Awwal | 203, Rabi al-Awwal | 214, Rabi al-Awwal |
225, Rabi al-Awwal | 236Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 247, Rabi al-Awwal | 258, Rabi al-Awwal | 269, Rabi al-Awwal | 2710, Rabi al-Awwal | 2811, Rabi al-Awwal |
2912, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
13 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Saturday 13 September 2121
Saturday 13 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 14 September)
5
18 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Thursday 18 September 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
20 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Saturday 20 September 2121
Saturday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 21 September)
8
21 Sept
9
22 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Monday 22 September 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
23 Sept
12
25 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Thursday 25 September 2121
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
25 Sept
17
30 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 30 September 2121
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
6 Oct
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.