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 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 215, Shawwal | 316, Shawwal | 417, Shawwal | 518, Shawwal | 619, Shawwal | |
| 720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 922, Shawwal | 1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1124, Shawwal | 1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1326, Shawwal |
| 1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1528, Shawwal | 1629, Shawwal | 1730, Shawwal | 1831, Shawwal | 19Apr 1, Shawwal | 202, Shawwal |
213, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | 235, Shawwal | 246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 268, Shawwal | 279, Shawwal |
| 2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2911Birth 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
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
14 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 14 March 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
20 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 20 March 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
21 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 21 March 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
23 Mar
12
25 Mar
14
27 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 27 March 1994
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
6 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 6 April 1994
Wednesday 6 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 April)
25
7 Apr
28
10 Apr
29
11 Apr
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.