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 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 23, Shawwal | 34, Shawwal | 45, Shawwal | 56, Shawwal | ||
67, Shawwal | 78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 910, Shawwal | 1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1112, Shawwal | 1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1314, Shawwal | 1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1516, Shawwal | 1617, Shawwal | 1718, Shawwal | 1819, Shawwal | 1920, Shawwal |
2021, Shawwal | 2122, Shawwal | 2223, Shawwal | 2324, Shawwal | 2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2627, Shawwal |
2728, Shawwal | 2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2930Birth 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
2 Jan
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 2 January 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
8 Jan
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 8 January 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
9 Jan
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 9 January 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
11 Jan
12
13 Jan
14
15 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 15 January 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
25 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 25 January 1968
Thursday 25 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 26 January)
25
26 Jan
28
29 Jan
29
30 Jan
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 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.