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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 30Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 2Dec 1, Shawwal | 32, Shawwal | 43, Shawwal | 54, Shawwal | 65, Shawwal | |
| 76Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 87Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 98, Shawwal | 109Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1110, Shawwal | 1211Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1312, Shawwal |
| 1413Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1514, Shawwal | 1615, Shawwal | 1716, Shawwal | 1817, Shawwal | 1918, Shawwal | 2019, Shawwal |
2120, Shawwal | 2221, Shawwal | 2322, Shawwal | 2423Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2524Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2625, Shawwal | 2726, Shawwal |
| 2827Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2928Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3029Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
30 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 30 November 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
6 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 6 December 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
7 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 7 December 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
9 Dec
12
11 Dec
14
13 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 13 December 1970
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
23 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 23 December 1970
Wednesday 23 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 24 December)
25
24 Dec
28
27 Dec
29
28 Dec
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.