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 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 215, Shawwal | 316, Shawwal | 417, Shawwal | 518, Shawwal | 619, Shawwal | 720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 922, Shawwal | 1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1124, Shawwal | 1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1326, Shawwal | 1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1528, Shawwal | 1629, Shawwal | 1730, Shawwal | 18Dec 1, Shawwal | 192, Shawwal | 203, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal |
225, Shawwal | 236, Shawwal | 247Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 258Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 269, Shawwal | 2710, Shawwal | 2811Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2912Birth 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
14 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 14 November 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
20 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 20 November 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
21 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 21 November 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
23 Nov
12
25 Nov
14
27 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 27 November 2004
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
7 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 7 December 2004
Tuesday 7 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 8 December)
25
8 Dec
28
11 Dec
29
12 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.