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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jul 28Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 229, Shawwal | 330, Shawwal | 431, Shawwal | 5Aug 1, Shawwal | 62, Shawwal | |
| 73Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 84Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 95, Shawwal | 106Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 117, Shawwal | 128Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 139, Shawwal |
| 1410Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1511, Shawwal | 1612, Shawwal | 1713, Shawwal | 1814, Shawwal | 1915, Shawwal | 2016, Shawwal |
2117, Shawwal | 2218, Shawwal | 2319, Shawwal | 2420Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2521Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2622, Shawwal | 2723, Shawwal |
| 2824Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2925Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3026Eve 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
28 July
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 28 July 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
3 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 3 August 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
4 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 4 August 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
6 Aug
12
8 Aug
14
10 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 10 August 2014
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
20 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 20 August 2014
Wednesday 20 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 21 August)
25
21 Aug
28
24 Aug
29
25 Aug
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.