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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 227, Shawwal | 328, Shawwal | 429, Shawwal | 530, Shawwal | 631, Shawwal | |
| 7Nov 1Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 82Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 93, Shawwal | 104Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 115, Shawwal | 126Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 137, Shawwal |
| 148Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 159, Shawwal | 1610, Shawwal | 1711, Shawwal | 1812, Shawwal | 1913, Shawwal | 2014, Shawwal |
2115, Shawwal | 2216, Shawwal | 2317, Shawwal | 2418Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2519Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2620, Shawwal | 2721, Shawwal |
| 2822Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2923Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3024Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
26 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 26 October 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
1 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 1 November 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
2 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 2 November 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
4 Nov
12
6 Nov
14
8 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 8 November 1908
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
18 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 18 November 1908
Wednesday 18 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 19 November)
25
19 Nov
28
22 Nov
29
23 Nov
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.