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 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
227, Shawwal | 328, Shawwal | 429, Shawwal | 5Mar 1, Shawwal | 62, Shawwal | 73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
95, Shawwal | 106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 117, Shawwal | 128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 139, Shawwal | 1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1511, Shawwal |
1612, Shawwal | 1713, Shawwal | 1814, Shawwal | 1915, Shawwal | 2016, Shawwal | 2117, Shawwal | 2218, Shawwal |
2319, Shawwal | 2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2622, Shawwal | 2723, Shawwal | 2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal |
| 3026Eve 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
26 Feb
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 26 February 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
3 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 3 March 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
4 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 4 March 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
6 Mar
12
8 Mar
14
10 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 10 March 2028
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
20 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 20 March 2028
Monday 20 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 21 March)
25
21 Mar
28
24 Mar
29
25 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.