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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Feb 20, Rabi al-Awwal | ||||||
221, Rabi al-Awwal | 322, Rabi al-Awwal | 423, Rabi al-Awwal | 524Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 625, Rabi al-Awwal | 726Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 827Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal |
| 928Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1029Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 11Mar 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 122Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 133, Rabi al-Awwal | 144, Rabi al-Awwal | 155, Rabi al-Awwal |
166, Rabi al-Awwal | 177Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 188, Rabi al-Awwal | 199, Rabi al-Awwal | 2010, Rabi al-Awwal | 2111, Rabi al-Awwal | 2212, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 2313Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 2414, Rabi al-Awwal | 2515, Rabi al-Awwal | 2616, Rabi al-Awwal | 2717, Rabi al-Awwal | 2818, Rabi al-Awwal | 2919, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1•
eve
19 Feb
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Friday 19 February 2140
Friday 19 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 20 February)
5
24 Feb
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Wednesday 24 February 2140
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
8•
eve
26 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Friday 26 February 2140
Friday 26 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 27 February)
8
27 Feb
9
28 Feb
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Sunday 28 February 2140
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
29 Feb
12
2 Mar
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Wednesday 2 March 2140
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
2 Mar
17
7 Mar
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 7 March 2140
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
23
13 Mar
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.