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 1Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 22, Shawwal | 33, Shawwal | 44, Shawwal | |||
55, Shawwal | 66, Shawwal | 77Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 88Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 99, Shawwal | 1010Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1111, Shawwal |
| 1212Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1313, Shawwal | 1414Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1515, Shawwal | 1616, Shawwal | 1717, Shawwal | 1818, Shawwal |
1919, Shawwal | 2020, Shawwal | 2121, Shawwal | 2222, Shawwal | 2323, Shawwal | 2424Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2525Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2626, Shawwal | 2727, Shawwal | 2828Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2929Birth 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
1 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
7 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 7 October 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
8 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 8 October 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
10 Oct
12
12 Oct
14
14 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 14 October 2008
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
24 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 24 October 2008
Friday 24 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 October)
25
25 Oct
28
28 Oct
29
29 Oct
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.