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 18Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 219, Shawwal | 320, Shawwal | 421, Shawwal | 522, Shawwal | 623, Shawwal | |
| 724Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 825Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 926, Shawwal | 1027Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1128, Shawwal | 1229Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1330, Shawwal |
| 1431Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 15Sep 1, Shawwal | 162, Shawwal | 173, Shawwal | 184, Shawwal | 195, Shawwal | 206, Shawwal |
217, Shawwal | 228, Shawwal | 239, Shawwal | 2410Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2511Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2612, Shawwal | 2713, Shawwal |
| 2814Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2915Birth 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
18 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 18 August 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
24 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 24 August 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
25 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 25 August 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
27 Aug
12
29 Aug
14
31 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 31 August 1947
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
10 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 10 September 1947
Wednesday 10 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 11 September)
25
11 Sept
28
14 Sept
29
15 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.