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 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 | 2331, Shawwal | 24Sep 1Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 252Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 263, Shawwal |
274, Shawwal | 285Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 296Birth 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 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 3 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 40 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 55 days
1
9 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 9 August 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
15 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 15 August 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
16 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 16 August 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
18 Aug
12
20 Aug
14
22 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 22 August 2078
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
1 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 1 September 2078
Thursday 1 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 2 September)
25
2 Sept
28
5 Sept
29
6 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.