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 12Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 213, Shawwal | 314, Shawwal | ||||
415, Shawwal | 516, Shawwal | 617, Shawwal | 718Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 819Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 920, Shawwal | 1021Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1122, Shawwal | 1223Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1324, Shawwal | 1425Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1526, Shawwal | 1627, Shawwal | 1728, Shawwal |
1829, Shawwal | 1930, Shawwal | 2031, Shawwal | 21Sep 1, Shawwal | 222, Shawwal | 233, Shawwal | 244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 266, Shawwal | 277, Shawwal | 288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 299Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3010Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
12 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 12 August 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
18 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 18 August 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
19 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 19 August 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
21 Aug
12
23 Aug
14
25 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 25 August 1915
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
4 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 4 September 1915
Saturday 4 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 5 September)
25
5 Sept
28
8 Sept
29
9 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.