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 11Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 212, Shawwal | 313, Shawwal | ||||
414, Shawwal | 515, Shawwal | 616, Shawwal | 717Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 818Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 919, Shawwal | 1020Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1121, Shawwal | 1222Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1323, Shawwal | 1424Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1525, Shawwal | 1626, Shawwal | 1727, Shawwal |
1828, Shawwal | 1929, Shawwal | 2030, Shawwal | 2131, Shawwal | 22Jan 1, Shawwal | 232, Shawwal | 243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 265, Shawwal | 276, Shawwal | 287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 298Birth 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
11 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 11 December 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
17 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 17 December 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
18 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 18 December 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
20 Dec
12
22 Dec
14
24 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 24 December 1969
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
3 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 3 January 1970
Saturday 3 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 4 January)
25
4 Jan
28
7 Jan
29
8 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.