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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Aug 23, Rabi al-Awwal | 224, Rabi al-Awwal | 325, Rabi al-Awwal | 426, Rabi al-Awwal | 527Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 628, Rabi al-Awwal | |
| 729Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 830Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 931Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 10Sep 1Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 112, Rabi al-Awwal | 123Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 134, Rabi al-Awwal |
145, Rabi al-Awwal | 156, Rabi al-Awwal | 167, Rabi al-Awwal | 178Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 189, Rabi al-Awwal | 1910, Rabi al-Awwal | 2011, Rabi al-Awwal |
2112, Rabi al-Awwal | 2213, Rabi al-Awwal | 2314Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2415, Rabi al-Awwal | 2516, Rabi al-Awwal | 2617, Rabi al-Awwal | 2718, Rabi al-Awwal |
2819, Rabi al-Awwal | 2920, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
22 Aug
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 22 August 2123
Sunday 22 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 23 August)
5
27 Aug
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 27 August 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
29 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 29 August 2123
Sunday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 30 August)
8
30 Aug
9
31 Aug
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 31 August 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
1 Sept
12
3 Sept
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 3 September 2123
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
3 Sept
17
8 Sept
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 8 September 2123
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
14 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.