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 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 218, Shawwal | |||||
319, Shawwal | 420, Shawwal | 521, Shawwal | 622, Shawwal | 723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 925, Shawwal |
| 1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1127, Shawwal | 1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1329, Shawwal | 1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1531, Shawwal | 16Apr 1, Shawwal |
172, Shawwal | 183, Shawwal | 194, Shawwal | 205, Shawwal | 216, Shawwal | 227, Shawwal | 238, Shawwal |
| 249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2611, Shawwal | 2712, Shawwal | 2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2914Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3015Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
17 Mar
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 17 March 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
23 Mar
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 23 March 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
24 Mar
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 24 March 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
26 Mar
12
28 Mar
14
30 Mar
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 30 March 2124
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
9 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 9 April 2124
Sunday 9 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 10 April)
25
10 Apr
28
13 Apr
29
14 Apr
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 days
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.