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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 217, Shawwal | 318, Shawwal | 419, Shawwal | 520, Shawwal | 621, Shawwal | 722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 924, Shawwal | 1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1126, Shawwal | 1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1328, Shawwal | 1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1530, Shawwal | 1631, Shawwal | 17Jan 1, Shawwal | 182, Shawwal | 193, Shawwal | 204, Shawwal | 215, Shawwal |
226, Shawwal | 237, Shawwal | 248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2610, Shawwal | 2711, Shawwal | 2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2913Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3014Eve 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
16 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 16 December 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
22 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 22 December 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
23 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 23 December 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
25 Dec
12
27 Dec
14
29 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 29 December 2001
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
8 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 8 January 2002
Tuesday 8 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 9 January)
25
9 Jan
28
12 Jan
29
13 Jan
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.