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 13Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal | 315, Shawwal | 416, Shawwal | |||
517, Shawwal | 618, Shawwal | 719Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 820Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 921, Shawwal | 1022Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1123, Shawwal |
| 1224Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1325, Shawwal | 1426Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1527, Shawwal | 1628, Shawwal | 1729, Shawwal | 1830, Shawwal |
1931, Shawwal | 20Apr 1, Shawwal | 212, Shawwal | 223, Shawwal | 234, Shawwal | 245Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 256Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
267, Shawwal | 278, Shawwal | 289Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2910Birth 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
13 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 13 March 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
19 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 19 March 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
20 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 20 March 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
22 Mar
12
24 Mar
14
26 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 26 March 1929
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
5 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 5 April 1929
Friday 5 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 6 April)
25
6 Apr
28
9 Apr
29
10 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.