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 12Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 213, Shawwal | 314, Shawwal | 415, Shawwal | 516, Shawwal | 617, Shawwal | 718Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 819Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 920, Shawwal | 1021Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1122, Shawwal | 1223Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1324, Shawwal | 1425Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1526, Shawwal | 1627, Shawwal | 1728, Shawwal | 18Mar 1, Shawwal | 192, Shawwal | 203, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal |
225, Shawwal | 236, Shawwal | 247Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 258Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 269, Shawwal | 2710, Shawwal | 2811Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2912Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
12 Feb
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 12 February 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
18 Feb
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 18 February 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
19 Feb
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 19 February 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
21 Feb
12
23 Feb
14
25 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 25 February 1899
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
7 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 7 March 1899
Tuesday 7 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 March)
25
8 Mar
28
11 Mar
29
12 Mar
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.