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 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 26, Shawwal | |||||
37, Shawwal | 48, Shawwal | 59, Shawwal | 610, Shawwal | 711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 913, Shawwal |
| 1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1115, Shawwal | 1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1317, Shawwal | 1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1519, Shawwal | 1620, Shawwal |
1721, Shawwal | 1822, Shawwal | 1923, Shawwal | 2024, Shawwal | 2125, Shawwal | 2226, Shawwal | 2327, Shawwal |
| 2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2630, Shawwal | 2731, Shawwal | 28Apr 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 303Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
5 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 5 March 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
11 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 11 March 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
12 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 12 March 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
14 Mar
12
16 Mar
14
18 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 18 March 1897
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
28 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 28 March 1897
Sunday 28 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 29 March)
25
29 Mar
28
1 Apr
29
2 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.