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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1Nov 13, Rabi al-Awwal | 214, Rabi al-Awwal | 315, Rabi al-Awwal | 416, Rabi al-Awwal | |||
| 517Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 618, Rabi al-Awwal | 719Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 820Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 921Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj), Rabi al-Awwal | 1022Marriage of the Prophet (s) to Sayyida Khadija (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1123, Rabi al-Awwal |
| 1224Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina, Rabi al-Awwal, Islamic Unity Week | 1325, Rabi al-Awwal | 1426, Rabi al-Awwal | 1527, Rabi al-Awwal | 1628, Rabi al-Awwal | 1729Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Rabi al-Awwal | 1830, Rabi al-Awwal |
19Dec 1, Rabi al-Awwal | 202, Rabi al-Awwal | 213, Rabi al-Awwal | 224, Rabi al-Awwal | 235Entrance of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) into Qom, Rabi al-Awwal | 246, Rabi al-Awwal | 257, Rabi al-Awwal |
268, Rabi al-Awwal | 279, Rabi al-Awwal | 2810, Rabi al-Awwal | 2911, Rabi al-Awwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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eve
12 Nov
Worship
Laylat al-Mabit
The Prophet's (s) departure on the Hijra
Tuesday 12 November 2148
Tuesday 12 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 13 November)
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17 Nov
Mourning
Demise of Sukayna bt. al-Husayn (a)
Sunday 17 November 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram, as the child of the Damascus prison
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eve
19 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Tuesday 19 November 2148
Tuesday 19 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 20 November)
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20 Nov
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21 Nov
Celebration
Beginning of the Imamate of Imam al-Mahdi (aj)
Thursday 21 November 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Hazara: Observed at several Australian centres
- Iraqi: Kashif al-Ghita (Najaf) banned the ceremonies
10
22 Nov
12
24 Nov
Commemoration
Arrival of the Prophet (s) in Medina
Sunday 24 November 2148
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
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24 Nov
17
29 Nov
Celebration
Wiladat of the Holy Prophet (s) and Wiladat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 29 November 2148
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 17 Rabi al-Awwal (the mashhur Twelver position)
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5 Dec
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.