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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
226, Shawwal | 327, Shawwal | 428, Shawwal | 529, Shawwal | 630, Shawwal | 7Oct 1Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 82Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
93, Shawwal | 104Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 115, Shawwal | 126Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 137, Shawwal | 148Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 159, Shawwal |
1610, Shawwal | 1711, Shawwal | 1812, Shawwal | 1913, Shawwal | 2014, Shawwal | 2115, Shawwal | 2216, Shawwal |
2317, Shawwal | 2418Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2519Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2620, Shawwal | 2721, Shawwal | 2822Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2923Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal |
| 3024Eve 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
25 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 25 September 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
1 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 1 October 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
2 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 2 October 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
4 Oct
12
6 Oct
14
8 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 8 October 1976
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
18 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 18 October 1976
Monday 18 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 19 October)
25
19 Oct
28
22 Oct
29
23 Oct
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.