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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 20Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 221, Shawwal | 322, Shawwal | 423, Shawwal | 524, Shawwal | 625, Shawwal | 726Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 827Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 928, Shawwal | 1029Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1130, Shawwal | 12Oct 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 132, Shawwal | 143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
154, Shawwal | 165, Shawwal | 176, Shawwal | 187, Shawwal | 198, Shawwal | 209, Shawwal | 2110, Shawwal |
2211, Shawwal | 2312, Shawwal | 2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2615, Shawwal | 2716, Shawwal | 2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2918Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3019Eve 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
20 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 20 September 2009
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
26 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 26 September 2009
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
27 Sept
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 27 September 2009
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
29 Sept
12
1 Oct
14
3 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 3 October 2009
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
13 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Tuesday 13 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 14 October)
25
14 Oct
28
17 Oct
29
18 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.