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 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 225, Shawwal | 326, Shawwal | 427, Shawwal | |||
528, Shawwal | 629, Shawwal | 730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 831Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 9Sep 1, Shawwal | 102Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 113, Shawwal |
| 124Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 135, Shawwal | 146Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 157, Shawwal | 168, Shawwal | 179, Shawwal | 1810, Shawwal |
1911, Shawwal | 2012, Shawwal | 2113, Shawwal | 2214, Shawwal | 2315, Shawwal | 2416Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2517Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2618, Shawwal | 2719, Shawwal | 2820Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2921Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3022Eve 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 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
24 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 24 August 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
30 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 30 August 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
31 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 31 August 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
2 Sept
12
4 Sept
14
6 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 6 September 2044
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
16 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 16 September 2044
Friday 16 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 September)
25
17 Sept
28
20 Sept
29
21 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.