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 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | |||||
325, Shawwal | 426, Shawwal | 527, Shawwal | 628, Shawwal | 729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 931, Shawwal |
| 10Apr 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 112, Shawwal | 123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 134, Shawwal | 145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 156, Shawwal | 167, Shawwal |
178, Shawwal | 189, Shawwal | 1910, Shawwal | 2011, Shawwal | 2112, Shawwal | 2213, Shawwal | 2314, Shawwal |
| 2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2617, Shawwal | 2718, Shawwal | 2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2920Birth 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
23 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 23 March 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
29 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 29 March 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
30 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 30 March 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
1 Apr
12
3 Apr
14
5 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 5 April 1928
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
15 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 15 April 1928
Sunday 15 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 16 April)
25
16 Apr
28
19 Apr
29
20 Apr
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.