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 3Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 24, Shawwal | |||||
35, Shawwal | 46, Shawwal | 57, Shawwal | 68, Shawwal | 79Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 810Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 911, Shawwal |
| 1012Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1113, Shawwal | 1214Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1315, Shawwal | 1416Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1517, Shawwal | 1618, Shawwal |
1719, Shawwal | 1820, Shawwal | 1921, Shawwal | 2022, Shawwal | 2123, Shawwal | 2224, Shawwal | 2325, Shawwal |
| 2426Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2527Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2628, Shawwal | 2729, Shawwal | 2830Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2931Birth 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
3 Dec
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 3 December 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
9 Dec
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 9 December 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
10 Dec
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 10 December 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
12 Dec
12
14 Dec
14
16 Dec
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 16 December 2100
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
26 Dec
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 26 December 2100
Sunday 26 December evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 27 December)
25
27 Dec
28
30 Dec
29
31 Dec
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.