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 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 223, Shawwal | 324, Shawwal | 425, Shawwal | 526, Shawwal | ||
627, Shawwal | 728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 8Mar 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 92, Shawwal | 103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 114, Shawwal | 125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
136, Shawwal | 147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 158, Shawwal | 169, Shawwal | 1710, Shawwal | 1811, Shawwal | 1912, Shawwal |
2013, Shawwal | 2114, Shawwal | 2215, Shawwal | 2316, Shawwal | 2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2619, Shawwal |
2720, Shawwal | 2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2922Birth 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 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
22 Feb
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 22 February 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
28 Feb
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 28 February 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
1 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 1 March 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
3 Mar
12
5 Mar
14
7 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 7 March 2061
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
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eve
17 Mar
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 17 March 2061
Thursday 17 March evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 March)
25
18 Mar
28
21 Mar
29
22 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.
