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 15Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
216, Shawwal | 317, Shawwal | 418, Shawwal | 519, Shawwal | 620, Shawwal | 721Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 822Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
923, Shawwal | 1024Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1125, Shawwal | 1226Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1327, Shawwal | 1428Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1529, Shawwal |
1630, Shawwal | 1731, Shawwal | 18Apr 1, Shawwal | 192, Shawwal | 203, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal | 225, Shawwal |
236, Shawwal | 247Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 258Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 269, Shawwal | 2710, Shawwal | 2811Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2912Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal |
| 3013Eve 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
15 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 15 March 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
21 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 21 March 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
22 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 22 March 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
24 Mar
12
26 Mar
14
28 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 28 March 2059
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
7 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 7 April 2059
Monday 7 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 8 April)
25
8 Apr
28
11 Apr
29
12 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.