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 1Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 22, Shawwal | 33, Shawwal | 44, Shawwal | 55, Shawwal | ||
66, Shawwal | 77Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 88Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 99, Shawwal | 1010Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1111, Shawwal | 1212Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1313, Shawwal | 1414Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1515, Shawwal | 1616, Shawwal | 1717, Shawwal | 1818, Shawwal | 1919, Shawwal |
2020, Shawwal | 2121, Shawwal | 2222, Shawwal | 2323, Shawwal | 2424Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2525Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2626, Shawwal |
2727, Shawwal | 2828Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2929Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
1 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 1 August 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
7 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 7 August 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
8 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 8 August 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
10 Aug
12
12 Aug
14
14 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 14 August 1916
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
24 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 24 August 1916
Thursday 24 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 25 August)
25
25 Aug
28
28 Aug
29
29 Aug
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.