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 1Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 22, Shawwal | |||||
33, Shawwal | 44, Shawwal | 55, Shawwal | 66, Shawwal | 77Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 88Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 99, Shawwal |
| 1010Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1111, Shawwal | 1212Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1313, Shawwal | 1414Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1515, Shawwal | 1616, Shawwal |
1717, Shawwal | 1818, Shawwal | 1919, Shawwal | 2020, Shawwal | 2121, Shawwal | 2222, Shawwal | 2323, Shawwal |
| 2424Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2525Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2626, Shawwal | 2727, Shawwal | 2828Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2929Birth 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
1 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 1 November 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
7 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 7 November 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
8 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 8 November 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
10 Nov
12
12 Nov
14
14 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 14 November 1940
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
24 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 24 November 1940
Sunday 24 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 25 November)
25
25 Nov
28
28 Nov
29
29 Nov
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.