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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 15Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 216, Shawwal | 317, Shawwal | 418, Shawwal | 519, Shawwal | ||
620, Shawwal | 721Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 822Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 923, Shawwal | 1024Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1125, Shawwal | 1226Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1327, Shawwal | 1428Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1529, Shawwal | 1630, Shawwal | 1731, Shawwal | 18Jan 1, Shawwal | 192, Shawwal |
203, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal | 225, Shawwal | 236, Shawwal | 247Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 258Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 269, Shawwal |
2710, Shawwal | 2811Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2912Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3013Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
15 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 15 December 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
21 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 21 December 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
22 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 22 December 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
24 Dec
12
26 Dec
14
28 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 28 December 1936
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
7 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 7 January 1937
Thursday 7 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 8 January)
25
8 Jan
28
11 Jan
29
12 Jan
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.