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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
222, Shawwal | 323, Shawwal | 424, Shawwal | 525, Shawwal | 626, Shawwal | 727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
929, Shawwal | 1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1131, Shawwal | 12Aug 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 132, Shawwal | 143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 154, Shawwal |
165, Shawwal | 176, Shawwal | 187, Shawwal | 198, Shawwal | 209, Shawwal | 2110, Shawwal | 2211, Shawwal |
2312, Shawwal | 2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2615, Shawwal | 2716, Shawwal | 2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2918Birth 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
21 July
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 21 July 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
27 July
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 27 July 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
28 July
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 28 July 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
30 July
12
1 Aug
14
3 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 3 August 1917
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
13 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 13 August 1917
Monday 13 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 August)
25
14 Aug
28
17 Aug
29
18 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.