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 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 23, Shawwal | 34, Shawwal | 45, Shawwal | 56, Shawwal | 67, Shawwal | 78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 910, Shawwal | 1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1112, Shawwal | 1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1314, Shawwal | 1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1516, Shawwal | 1617, Shawwal | 1718, Shawwal | 1819, Shawwal | 1920, Shawwal | 2021, Shawwal | 2122, Shawwal |
2223, Shawwal | 2324, Shawwal | 2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2627, Shawwal | 2728, Shawwal | 2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2930Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3031Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
2 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 2 March 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
8 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 8 March 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
9 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 9 March 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
11 Mar
12
13 Mar
14
15 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 15 March 1930
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
25 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 25 March 1930
Tuesday 25 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 26 March)
25
26 Mar
28
29 Mar
29
30 Mar
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.