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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mar 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 217, Shawwal | 318, Shawwal | 419, Shawwal | 520, Shawwal | 621, Shawwal | |
| 722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 924, Shawwal | 1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1126, Shawwal | 1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1328, Shawwal |
| 1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1530, Shawwal | 1631, Shawwal | 17Apr 1, Shawwal | 182, Shawwal | 193, Shawwal | 204, Shawwal |
215, Shawwal | 226, Shawwal | 237, Shawwal | 248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2610, Shawwal | 2711, Shawwal |
| 2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3014Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
16 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 16 March 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
22 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 22 March 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
23 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 23 March 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
25 Mar
12
27 Mar
14
29 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 29 March 1896
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
8 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 8 April 1896
Wednesday 8 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 9 April)
25
9 Apr
28
12 Apr
29
13 Apr
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.