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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 225, Shawwal | 326, Shawwal | 427, Shawwal | 528, Shawwal | 629, Shawwal | 730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 8Oct 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 92, Shawwal | 103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 114, Shawwal | 125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 136, Shawwal | 147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
158, Shawwal | 169, Shawwal | 1710, Shawwal | 1811, Shawwal | 1912, Shawwal | 2013, Shawwal | 2114, Shawwal |
2215, Shawwal | 2316, Shawwal | 2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2619, Shawwal | 2720, Shawwal | 2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2922Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3023Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
24 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 24 September 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
30 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 30 September 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
1 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 1 October 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
3 Oct
12
5 Oct
14
7 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 7 October 1911
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
17 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 17 October 1911
Tuesday 17 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 18 October)
25
18 Oct
28
21 Oct
29
22 Oct
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.