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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 210, Shawwal | 311, Shawwal | 412, Shawwal | 513, Shawwal | 614, Shawwal | |
| 715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 917, Shawwal | 1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1119, Shawwal | 1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1321, Shawwal |
| 1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1523, Shawwal | 1624, Shawwal | 1725, Shawwal | 1826, Shawwal | 1927, Shawwal | 2028, Shawwal |
2129, Shawwal | 2230, Shawwal | 23Dec 1, Shawwal | 242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 264, Shawwal | 275, Shawwal |
| 286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 297Birth 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
9 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 9 November 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
15 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 15 November 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
16 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 16 November 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
18 Nov
12
20 Nov
14
22 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 22 November 2037
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
2 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 2 December 2037
Wednesday 2 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 3 December)
25
3 Dec
28
6 Dec
29
7 Dec
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.
