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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
222, Shawwal | 323, Shawwal | 424, Shawwal | 525, Shawwal | 626, Shawwal | 727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
929, Shawwal | 1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1131, Shawwal | 12Jan 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 132, Shawwal | 143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 154, Shawwal |
165, Shawwal | 176, Shawwal | 187, Shawwal | 198, Shawwal | 209, Shawwal | 2110, Shawwal | 2211, Shawwal |
2312, Shawwal | 2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2615, Shawwal | 2716, Shawwal | 2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2918Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal |
| 3019Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
21 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 21 December 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
27 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 27 December 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
28 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 28 December 1968
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
30 Dec
12
1 Jan
14
3 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 3 January 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
13 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 13 January 1969
Monday 13 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 January)
25
14 Jan
28
17 Jan
29
18 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.