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 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
29, Shawwal | 310, Shawwal | 411, Shawwal | 512, Shawwal | 613, Shawwal | 714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
916, Shawwal | 1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1118, Shawwal | 1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1320, Shawwal | 1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1522, Shawwal |
1623, Shawwal | 1724, Shawwal | 1825, Shawwal | 1926, Shawwal | 2027, Shawwal | 2128, Shawwal | 2229, Shawwal |
2330, Shawwal | 24Oct 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 263, Shawwal | 274, Shawwal | 285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 296Birth 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
8 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 8 September 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
14 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 14 September 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
15 Sept
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 15 September 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
17 Sept
12
19 Sept
14
21 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 21 September 1945
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
1 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 1 October 1945
Monday 1 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 2 October)
25
2 Oct
28
5 Oct
29
6 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.