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 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
219, Shawwal | 320, Shawwal | 421, Shawwal | 522, Shawwal | 623, Shawwal | 724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
926, Shawwal | 1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1128, Shawwal | 1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1330, Shawwal | 1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 15Apr 1, Shawwal |
162, Shawwal | 173, Shawwal | 184, Shawwal | 195, Shawwal | 206, Shawwal | 217, Shawwal | 228, Shawwal |
239, Shawwal | 2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2612, Shawwal | 2713, Shawwal | 2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2915Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal |
| 3016Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
18 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 18 March 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
24 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 24 March 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
25 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 25 March 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
27 Mar
12
29 Mar
14
31 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 31 March 1961
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
10 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 10 April 1961
Monday 10 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 11 April)
25
11 Apr
28
14 Apr
29
15 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.