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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 218, Shawwal | 319, Shawwal | 420, Shawwal | |||
521, Shawwal | 622, Shawwal | 723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 925, Shawwal | 1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1127, Shawwal |
| 1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1329, Shawwal | 1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1531, Shawwal | 16Feb 1, Shawwal | 172, Shawwal | 183, Shawwal |
194, Shawwal | 205, Shawwal | 216, Shawwal | 227, Shawwal | 238, Shawwal | 249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2611, Shawwal | 2712, Shawwal | 2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2914Birth 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
17 Jan
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 17 January 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
23 Jan
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 23 January 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
24 Jan
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 24 January 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
26 Jan
12
28 Jan
14
30 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 30 January 1934
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
9 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 9 February 1934
Friday 9 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 10 February)
25
10 Feb
28
13 Feb
29
14 Feb
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
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.