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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 229, Shawwal | 330, Shawwal | 431, Shawwal | 5Nov 1, Shawwal | 62, Shawwal | 73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 95, Shawwal | 106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 117, Shawwal | 128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 139, Shawwal | 1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1511, Shawwal | 1612, Shawwal | 1713, Shawwal | 1814, Shawwal | 1915, Shawwal | 2016, Shawwal | 2117, Shawwal |
2218, Shawwal | 2319, Shawwal | 2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2622, Shawwal | 2723, Shawwal | 2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2925Birth 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
28 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 28 October 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
3 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 3 November 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
4 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 4 November 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
6 Nov
12
8 Nov
14
10 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 10 November 1973
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
20 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 20 November 1973
Tuesday 20 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 21 November)
25
21 Nov
28
24 Nov
29
25 Nov
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.