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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Apr 26, Rabi al-Awwal | 227, Rabi al-Awwal | 328, Rabi al-Awwal | 429, Rabi al-Awwal | 530Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 6May 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
25 Apr
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Sunday 25 April 2134
Sunday 25 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 April)
5
30 Apr
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 30 April 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
2 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Sunday 2 May 2134
Sunday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 3 May)
8
3 May
9
4 May
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Tuesday 4 May 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
5 May
12
7 May
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Friday 7 May 2134
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 May
17
12 May
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 12 May 2134
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
18 May
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.