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 4Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
25, Shawwal | 36, Shawwal | 47, Shawwal | 58, Shawwal | 69, Shawwal | 710Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 811Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
912, Shawwal | 1013Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1114, Shawwal | 1215Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1316, Shawwal | 1417Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1518, Shawwal |
1619, Shawwal | 1720, Shawwal | 1821, Shawwal | 1922, Shawwal | 2023, Shawwal | 2124, Shawwal | 2225, Shawwal |
2326, Shawwal | 2427Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2528Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2629, Shawwal | 2730, Shawwal | 2831Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 29Jan 1Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal |
| 302Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
4 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 4 December 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
10 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 10 December 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
11 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 11 December 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
13 Dec
12
15 Dec
14
17 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 17 December 1937
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
27 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 27 December 1937
Monday 27 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 28 December)
25
28 Dec
28
31 Dec
29
1 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 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.