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 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 27, Shawwal | 38, Shawwal | 49, Shawwal | 510, Shawwal | 611, Shawwal | 712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 914, Shawwal | 1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1116, Shawwal | 1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1318, Shawwal | 1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1520, Shawwal | 1621, Shawwal | 1722, Shawwal | 1823, Shawwal | 1924, Shawwal | 2025, Shawwal | 2126, Shawwal |
2227, Shawwal | 2328, Shawwal | 2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2631, Shawwal | 27Feb 1, Shawwal | 282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 304Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
6 Jan
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 6 January 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
12 Jan
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 12 January 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
13 Jan
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 13 January 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
15 Jan
12
17 Jan
14
19 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 19 January 1935
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
29 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 29 January 1935
Tuesday 29 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 30 January)
25
30 Jan
28
2 Feb
29
3 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.