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 8Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 29, Shawwal | 310, Shawwal | 411, Shawwal | 512, Shawwal | ||
613, Shawwal | 714Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 815Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 916, Shawwal | 1017Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1118, Shawwal | 1219Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1320, Shawwal | 1421Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1522, Shawwal | 1623, Shawwal | 1724, Shawwal | 1825, Shawwal | 1926, Shawwal |
2027, Shawwal | 2128, Shawwal | 2229, Shawwal | 2330, Shawwal | 2431Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 25Aug 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 262, Shawwal |
273, Shawwal | 284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 295Birth 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
1
8 July
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 8 July 2081
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
14 July
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 14 July 2081
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
15 July
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 15 July 2081
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
17 July
12
19 July
14
21 July
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 21 July 2081
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
31 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 31 July 2081
Thursday 31 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 1 August)
25
1 Aug
28
4 Aug
29
5 Aug
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
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.