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 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 218, Shawwal | 319, Shawwal | ||||
420, Shawwal | 521, Shawwal | 622, Shawwal | 723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 925, Shawwal | 1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1127, Shawwal | 1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1329, Shawwal | 1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1531, Shawwal | 16Nov 1, Shawwal | 172, Shawwal |
183, Shawwal | 194, Shawwal | 205, Shawwal | 216, Shawwal | 227, Shawwal | 238, Shawwal | 249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2611, Shawwal | 2712, Shawwal | 2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2914Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3015Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- 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
17 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 17 October 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
23 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 23 October 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
24 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 24 October 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
26 Oct
12
28 Oct
14
30 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 30 October 1974
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
9 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 9 November 1974
Saturday 9 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 10 November)
25
10 Nov
28
13 Nov
29
14 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.