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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 25Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 226, Shawwal | 327, Shawwal | 428, Shawwal | 529, Shawwal | ||
630, Shawwal | 7Dec 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, Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a) |
- 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
25 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 25 November 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
1 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 1 December 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
2 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 2 December 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
4 Dec
12
6 Dec
14
8 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 8 December 2003
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
18 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 18 December 2003
Thursday 18 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 19 December)
25
19 Dec
28
22 Dec
29
23 Dec
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.