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 3, Rabi al-Awwal | 24, Rabi al-Awwal | 35, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||
46, Rabi al-Awwal | 57Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 68, Rabi al-Awwal | 79Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 810Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 911Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1012Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1113, Rabi al-Awwal | 1214Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1315, Rabi al-Awwal | 1416, Rabi al-Awwal | 1517, Rabi al-Awwal | 1618, Rabi al-Awwal | 1719Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
1820, Rabi al-Awwal | 1921, Rabi al-Awwal | 2022, Rabi al-Awwal | 2123, Rabi al-Awwal | 2224, Rabi al-Awwal | 2325Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2426, Rabi al-Awwal |
2527, Rabi al-Awwal | 2628, Rabi al-Awwal | 2729, Rabi al-Awwal | 2830, Rabi al-Awwal | 29Oct 1, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
2 Sept
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Wednesday 2 September 2122
Wednesday 2 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 September)
5
7 Sept
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Monday 7 September 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
9 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Wednesday 9 September 2122
Wednesday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 10 September)
8
10 Sept
9
11 Sept
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Friday 11 September 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
12 Sept
12
14 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Monday 14 September 2122
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
14 Sept
17
19 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 19 September 2122
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
25 Sept
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.