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 4Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 25, Shawwal | 36, Shawwal | 47, Shawwal | 58, Shawwal | 69, Shawwal | |
| 710Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 811Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 912, Shawwal | 1013Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1114, Shawwal | 1215Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1316, Shawwal |
| 1417Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1518, Shawwal | 1619, Shawwal | 1720, Shawwal | 1821, Shawwal | 1922, Shawwal | 2023, Shawwal |
2124, Shawwal | 2225, Shawwal | 2326, Shawwal | 2427Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2528Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2629, Shawwal | 2730, Shawwal |
| 28Oct 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 303Eve 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
4 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 4 September 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
10 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 10 September 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
11 Sept
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 11 September 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
13 Sept
12
15 Sept
14
17 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 17 September 1978
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
27 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 27 September 1978
Wednesday 27 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 28 September)
25
28 Sept
28
1 Oct
29
2 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.