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 3Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 24, Shawwal | 35, Shawwal | ||||
46, Shawwal | 57, Shawwal | 68, Shawwal | 79Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 810Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 911, Shawwal | 1012Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1113, Shawwal | 1214Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1315, Shawwal | 1416Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1517, Shawwal | 1618, Shawwal | 1719, Shawwal |
1820, Shawwal | 1921, Shawwal | 2022, Shawwal | 2123, Shawwal | 2224, Shawwal | 2325, Shawwal | 2426Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2527Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2628, Shawwal | 2729, Shawwal | 2830Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 29Dec 1Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 302Eve 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
3 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 3 November 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
9 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 9 November 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
10 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 10 November 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
12 Nov
12
14 Nov
14
16 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 16 November 2005
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
26 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 26 November 2005
Saturday 26 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 27 November)
25
27 Nov
28
30 Nov
29
1 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.