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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Feb 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 221, Shawwal | 322, Shawwal | 423, Shawwal | 524, Shawwal | ||
625, Shawwal | 726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 928, Shawwal | 1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 11Mar 1, Shawwal | 122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
133, Shawwal | 144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 155, Shawwal | 166, Shawwal | 177, Shawwal | 188, Shawwal | 199, Shawwal |
2010, Shawwal | 2111, Shawwal | 2212, Shawwal | 2313, Shawwal | 2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2616, Shawwal |
2717, Shawwal | 2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3020Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- 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
20 Feb
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 20 February 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
26 Feb
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 26 February 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
27 Feb
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 27 February 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
29 Feb
12
2 Mar
14
4 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 4 March 1996
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
14 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 14 March 1996
Thursday 14 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 March)
25
15 Mar
28
18 Mar
29
19 Mar
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.