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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 7Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 28, Shawwal | 39, Shawwal | 410, Shawwal | 511, Shawwal | 612, Shawwal | 713Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 814Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 915, Shawwal | 1016Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1117, Shawwal | 1218Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1319, Shawwal | 1420Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1521, Shawwal | 1622, Shawwal | 1723, Shawwal | 1824, Shawwal | 1925, Shawwal | 2026, Shawwal | 2127, Shawwal |
2228, Shawwal | 2329, Shawwal | 2430Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2531Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 26Nov 1, Shawwal | 272, Shawwal | 283Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 294Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 305Eve 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
7 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 7 October 2040
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
13 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 13 October 2040
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
14 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 14 October 2040
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
16 Oct
12
18 Oct
14
20 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 20 October 2040
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
30 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 30 October 2040
Tuesday 30 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 31 October)
25
31 Oct
28
3 Nov
29
4 Nov
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.