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 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 27, Shawwal | 38, Shawwal | 49, Shawwal | |||
510, Shawwal | 611, Shawwal | 712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 914, Shawwal | 1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1116, Shawwal |
| 1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1318, Shawwal | 1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1520, Shawwal | 1621, Shawwal | 1722, Shawwal | 1823, Shawwal |
1924, Shawwal | 2025, Shawwal | 2126, Shawwal | 2227, Shawwal | 2328, Shawwal | 2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2631, Shawwal | 27Aug 1, Shawwal | 282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 293Birth 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 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
6 July
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 6 July 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
12 July
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 12 July 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
13 July
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
15 July
12
17 July
14
19 July
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 19 July 2016
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
29 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 29 July 2016
Friday 29 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 30 July)
25
30 July
28
2 Aug
29
3 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.