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 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 23, Shawwal | 34, Shawwal | 45, Shawwal | 56, Shawwal | ||
67, Shawwal | 78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 910, Shawwal | 1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1112, Shawwal | 1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1314, Shawwal | 1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1516, Shawwal | 1617, Shawwal | 1718, Shawwal | 1819, Shawwal | 1920, Shawwal |
2021, Shawwal | 2122, Shawwal | 2223, Shawwal | 2324, Shawwal | 2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2627, Shawwal |
2728, Shawwal | 2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2930Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 30Oct 1Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
2 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 2 September 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
8 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 8 September 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
9 Sept
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 9 September 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
11 Sept
12
13 Sept
14
15 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 15 September 1913
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
25 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 25 September 1913
Thursday 25 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 September)
25
26 Sept
28
29 Sept
29
30 Sept
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.