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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 22Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 223, Shawwal | 324, Shawwal | 425, Shawwal | 526, Shawwal | ||
627, Shawwal | 728Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 829Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 930, Shawwal | 1031Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 11Feb 1, Shawwal | 122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
133, Shawwal | 144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 155, Shawwal | 166, Shawwal | 177, Shawwal | 188, Shawwal | 199, Shawwal |
2010, Shawwal | 2111, Shawwal | 2212, Shawwal | 2313, Shawwal | 2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2616, Shawwal |
2717, Shawwal | 2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2919Birth 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
1
22 Jan
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 22 January 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
28 Jan
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 28 January 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
29 Jan
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 29 January 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
31 Jan
12
2 Feb
14
4 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 4 February 1901
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
14 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 14 February 1901
Thursday 14 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 15 February)
25
15 Feb
28
18 Feb
29
19 Feb
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.