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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | 325, Shawwal | 426, Shawwal | 527, Shawwal | 628, Shawwal | |
| 729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 931, Shawwal | 10Nov 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 112, Shawwal | 123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 134, Shawwal |
| 145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 156, Shawwal | 167, Shawwal | 178, Shawwal | 189, Shawwal | 1910, Shawwal | 2011, Shawwal |
2112, Shawwal | 2213, Shawwal | 2314, Shawwal | 2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2617, Shawwal | 2718, Shawwal |
| 2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2920Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3021Eve 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
23 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 23 October 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
29 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 29 October 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
30 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 30 October 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
1 Nov
12
3 Nov
14
5 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 5 November 2006
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
15 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 15 November 2006
Wednesday 15 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 November)
25
16 Nov
28
19 Nov
29
20 Nov
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.