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 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 230, Shawwal | 331, Shawwal | 4Apr 1, Shawwal | 52, Shawwal | ||
63, Shawwal | 74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 96, Shawwal | 107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 118, Shawwal | 129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1310, Shawwal | 1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1512, Shawwal | 1613, Shawwal | 1714, Shawwal | 1815, Shawwal | 1916, Shawwal |
2017, Shawwal | 2118, Shawwal | 2219, Shawwal | 2320, Shawwal | 2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2623, Shawwal |
2724, Shawwal | 2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2926Birth 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
29 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 29 March 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
4 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 4 April 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
5 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 5 April 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
7 Apr
12
9 Apr
14
11 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 11 April 1960
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
21 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 21 April 1960
Thursday 21 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 22 April)
25
22 Apr
28
25 Apr
29
26 Apr
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.