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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dec 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 | 9Jan 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
1
24 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 24 December 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
30 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 30 December 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
31 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 31 December 2098
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
2 Jan
12
4 Jan
14
6 Jan
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 6 January 2099
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
16 Jan
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 16 January 2099
Friday 16 January evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 17 January)
25
17 Jan
28
20 Jan
29
21 Jan
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.