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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 26, Shawwal | 37, Shawwal | ||||
48, Shawwal | 59, Shawwal | 610, Shawwal | 711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 913, Shawwal | 1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1115, Shawwal | 1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1317, Shawwal | 1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1519, Shawwal | 1620, Shawwal | 1721, Shawwal |
1822, Shawwal | 1923, Shawwal | 2024, Shawwal | 2125, Shawwal | 2226, Shawwal | 2327, Shawwal | 2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2630, Shawwal | 2731, Shawwal | 28Aug 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 303Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
5 July
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 5 July 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
11 July
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 11 July 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
12 July
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 12 July 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
14 July
12
16 July
14
18 July
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 18 July 1951
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
28 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 28 July 1951
Saturday 28 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 29 July)
25
29 July
28
1 Aug
29
2 Aug
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.