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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | 325, Shawwal | 426, Shawwal | 527, Shawwal | 628, Shawwal | 729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 931, Shawwal | 10Feb 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 112, Shawwal | 123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 134, Shawwal | 145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
156, Shawwal | 167, Shawwal | 178, Shawwal | 189, Shawwal | 1910, Shawwal | 2011, Shawwal | 2112, Shawwal |
2213, Shawwal | 2314, Shawwal | 2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2617, Shawwal | 2718, Shawwal | 2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3021Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
23 Jan
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 23 January 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
29 Jan
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 29 January 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
30 Jan
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 30 January 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
1 Feb
12
3 Feb
14
5 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 5 February 1966
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
15 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 15 February 1966
Tuesday 15 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 16 February)
25
16 Feb
28
19 Feb
29
20 Feb
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 2 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 39 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 54 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.