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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 29, Shawwal | 310, Shawwal | ||||
411, Shawwal | 512, Shawwal | 613, Shawwal | 714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 916, Shawwal | 1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1118, Shawwal | 1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1320, Shawwal | 1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1522, Shawwal | 1623, Shawwal | 1724, Shawwal |
1825, Shawwal | 1926, Shawwal | 2027, Shawwal | 2128, Shawwal | 2229, Shawwal | 2330, Shawwal | 2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 25Sep 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 262, Shawwal | 273, Shawwal | 284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 295Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 306Eve 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
8 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 8 August 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
14 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 14 August 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
15 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 15 August 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
17 Aug
12
19 Aug
14
21 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
31 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 31 August 2013
Saturday 31 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 1 September)
25
1 Sept
28
4 Sept
29
5 Sept
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.