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 13Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal | 315, Shawwal | 416, Shawwal | 517, Shawwal | 618, Shawwal | |
| 719Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 820Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 921, Shawwal | 1022Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1123, Shawwal | 1224Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1325, Shawwal |
| 1426Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1527, Shawwal | 1628, Shawwal | 1729, Shawwal | 1830, Shawwal | 19Dec 1, Shawwal | 202, Shawwal |
213, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | 235, Shawwal | 246Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 257Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 268, Shawwal | 279, Shawwal |
| 2810Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2911Birth 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
13 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 13 November 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
19 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 19 November 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
20 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 20 November 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
22 Nov
12
24 Nov
14
26 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 26 November 1939
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
6 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 6 December 1939
Wednesday 6 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 7 December)
25
7 Dec
28
10 Dec
29
11 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.