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 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 | 1130, Shawwal | 1231Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 13Apr 1, Shawwal | 142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 153, Shawwal | 164, Shawwal |
175, Shawwal | 186, Shawwal | 197, Shawwal | 208, Shawwal | 219, Shawwal | 2210, Shawwal | 2311, Shawwal |
| 2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2614, Shawwal | 2715, Shawwal | 2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2917Birth 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 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
20 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 20 March 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
26 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 26 March 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
27 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 27 March 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
29 Mar
12
31 Mar
14
2 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 2 April 2026
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
12 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 12 April 2026
Sunday 12 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 13 April)
25
13 Apr
28
16 Apr
29
17 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.