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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 212, Shawwal | 313, Shawwal | 414, Shawwal | 515, Shawwal | 616, Shawwal | 717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 919, Shawwal | 1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1121, Shawwal | 1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1323, Shawwal | 1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1525, Shawwal | 1626, Shawwal | 1727, Shawwal | 1828, Shawwal | 1929, Shawwal | 2030, Shawwal | 2131, Shawwal |
22Nov 1, Shawwal | 232, Shawwal | 243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 265, Shawwal | 276, Shawwal | 287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 298Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 309Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
11 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 11 October 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
17 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 17 October 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
18 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 18 October 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
20 Oct
12
22 Oct
14
24 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 24 October 1942
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
3 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 3 November 1942
Tuesday 3 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 4 November)
25
4 Nov
28
7 Nov
29
8 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.