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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 229, Shawwal | 330, Shawwal | 431, Shawwal | |||
5Sep 1, Shawwal | 62, Shawwal | 73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 95, Shawwal | 106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 117, Shawwal |
| 128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 139, Shawwal | 1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1511, Shawwal | 1612, Shawwal | 1713, Shawwal | 1814, Shawwal |
1915, Shawwal | 2016, Shawwal | 2117, Shawwal | 2218, Shawwal | 2319, Shawwal | 2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2622, Shawwal | 2723, Shawwal | 2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3026Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
28 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 28 August 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
3 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 3 September 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
4 Sept
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 4 September 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
6 Sept
12
8 Sept
14
10 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 10 September 1946
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
20 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 20 September 1946
Friday 20 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 21 September)
25
21 Sept
28
24 Sept
29
25 Sept
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.