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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jan 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 230, Shawwal | 331, Shawwal | ||||
4Feb 1, Shawwal | 52, Shawwal | 63, Shawwal | 74Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 85Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 96, Shawwal | 107Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
118, Shawwal | 129Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1310, Shawwal | 1411Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1512, Shawwal | 1613, Shawwal | 1714, Shawwal |
1815, Shawwal | 1916, Shawwal | 2017, Shawwal | 2118, Shawwal | 2219, Shawwal | 2320, Shawwal | 2421Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2522Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2623, Shawwal | 2724, Shawwal | 2825Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2926Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3027Eve 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
29 Jan
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 29 January 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
4 Feb
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 4 February 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
5 Feb
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 5 February 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
7 Feb
12
9 Feb
14
11 Feb
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 11 February 1998
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
21 Feb
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 21 February 1998
Saturday 21 February evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 22 February)
25
22 Feb
28
25 Feb
29
26 Feb
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.