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 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 210, Shawwal | 311, Shawwal | 412, Shawwal | 513, Shawwal | ||
614, Shawwal | 715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 917, Shawwal | 1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1119, Shawwal | 1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1321, Shawwal | 1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1523, Shawwal | 1624, Shawwal | 1725, Shawwal | 1826, Shawwal | 1927, Shawwal |
2028, Shawwal | 2129, Shawwal | 2230, Shawwal | 2331, Shawwal | 24Apr 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 263, Shawwal |
274, Shawwal | 285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 296Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 307Eve 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
9 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 9 March 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
15 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 15 March 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
16 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 16 March 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
18 Mar
12
20 Mar
14
22 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 22 March 2027
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
1 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 1 April 2027
Thursday 1 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 April)
25
2 Apr
28
5 Apr
29
6 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.