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 30Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 231, Shawwal | 3Apr 1, Shawwal | 42, Shawwal | 53, Shawwal | 64, Shawwal | 75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 97, Shawwal | 108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 119, Shawwal | 1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1311, Shawwal | 1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1513, Shawwal | 1614, Shawwal | 1715, Shawwal | 1816, Shawwal | 1917, Shawwal | 2018, Shawwal | 2119, Shawwal |
2220, Shawwal | 2321, Shawwal | 2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2624, Shawwal | 2725, Shawwal | 2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2927Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3028Eve 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
30 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 30 March 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
5 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 5 April 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
6 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 6 April 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
8 Apr
12
10 Apr
14
12 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 12 April 2025
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
22 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Tuesday 22 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 23 April)
25
23 Apr
28
26 Apr
29
27 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.