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 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
221, Shawwal | 322, Shawwal | 423, Shawwal | 524, Shawwal | 625, Shawwal | 726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
928, Shawwal | 1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1130, Shawwal | 12Dec 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
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
1
20 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 20 November 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
26 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 26 November 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
27 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 27 November 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
29 Nov
12
1 Dec
14
3 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 3 December 1971
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
13 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 13 December 1971
Monday 13 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 14 December)
25
14 Dec
28
17 Dec
29
18 Dec
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.