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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 19Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 220, Shawwal | 321, Shawwal | 422, Shawwal | 523, Shawwal | ||
624, Shawwal | 725Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 826Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 927, Shawwal | 1028Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1129, Shawwal | 1230Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
13Oct 1, Shawwal | 142Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 153, Shawwal | 164, Shawwal | 175, Shawwal | 186, Shawwal | 197, Shawwal |
208, Shawwal | 219, Shawwal | 2210, Shawwal | 2311, Shawwal | 2412Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2513Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2614, Shawwal |
2715, Shawwal | 2816Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2917Birth 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
19 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 19 September 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
25 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 25 September 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
26 Sept
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 26 September 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
28 Sept
12
30 Sept
14
2 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 2 October 1944
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
12 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 12 October 1944
Thursday 12 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 13 October)
25
13 Oct
28
16 Oct
29
17 Oct
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- 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.