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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | 325, Shawwal | 426, Shawwal | |||
527, Shawwal | 628, Shawwal | 729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 9Dec 1, Shawwal | 102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 113, Shawwal |
| 124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 135, Shawwal | 146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 157, Shawwal | 168, Shawwal | 179, Shawwal | 1810, Shawwal |
1911, Shawwal | 2012, Shawwal | 2113, Shawwal | 2214, Shawwal | 2315, Shawwal | 2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2618, Shawwal | 2719, Shawwal | 2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2921Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3022Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
23 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 23 November 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
29 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 29 November 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
30 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 30 November 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
2 Dec
12
4 Dec
14
6 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 6 December 1938
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
16 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 16 December 1938
Friday 16 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 December)
25
17 Dec
28
20 Dec
29
21 Dec
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.