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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 31Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 2Jan 1, Shawwal | 32, Shawwal | 43, Shawwal | |||
54, Shawwal | 65, Shawwal | 76Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 87Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 98, Shawwal | 109Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1110, Shawwal |
| 1211Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1312, Shawwal | 1413Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1514, Shawwal | 1615, Shawwal | 1716, Shawwal | 1817, Shawwal |
1918, Shawwal | 2019, Shawwal | 2120, Shawwal | 2221, Shawwal | 2322, Shawwal | 2423Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2524Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2625, Shawwal | 2726, Shawwal | 2827Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2928Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3029Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
31 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 31 December 1902
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
6 Jan
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 6 January 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
7 Jan
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 7 January 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
9 Jan
12
11 Jan
14
13 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 13 January 1903
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
23 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 23 January 1903
Friday 23 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 24 January)
25
24 Jan
28
27 Jan
29
28 Jan
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.