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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | 325, Shawwal | 426, Shawwal | 527, Shawwal | 628, Shawwal | 729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 931, Shawwal | 10Sep 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 112, Shawwal | 123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 134, Shawwal | 145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
156, Shawwal | 167, Shawwal | 178, Shawwal | 189, Shawwal | 1910, Shawwal | 2011, Shawwal | 2112, Shawwal |
2213, Shawwal | 2314, Shawwal | 2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2617, Shawwal | 2718, Shawwal | 2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3021Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
23 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 23 August 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
29 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 29 August 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
30 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 30 August 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
1 Sept
12
3 Sept
14
5 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 5 September 1914
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
15 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 15 September 1914
Tuesday 15 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 September)
25
16 Sept
28
19 Sept
29
20 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.