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 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 29, Shawwal | 310, Shawwal | ||||
411, Shawwal | 512, Shawwal | 613, Shawwal | 714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 916, Shawwal | 1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1118, Shawwal | 1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1320, Shawwal | 1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1522, Shawwal | 1623, Shawwal | 1724, Shawwal |
1825, Shawwal | 1926, Shawwal | 2027, Shawwal | 2128, Shawwal | 2229, Shawwal | 2330, Shawwal | 2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 25Jan 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 262, Shawwal | 273, Shawwal | 284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 295Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 306Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
8 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 8 December 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
14 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 14 December 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
15 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 15 December 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
17 Dec
12
19 Dec
14
21 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 21 December 1904
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
31 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 31 December 1904
Saturday 31 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 January)
25
1 Jan
28
4 Jan
29
5 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.