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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nov 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 23, Shawwal | |||||
34, Shawwal | 45, Shawwal | 56, Shawwal | 67, Shawwal | 78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 910, Shawwal |
| 1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1112, Shawwal | 1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1314, Shawwal | 1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1516, Shawwal | 1617, Shawwal |
1718, Shawwal | 1819, Shawwal | 1920, Shawwal | 2021, Shawwal | 2122, Shawwal | 2223, Shawwal | 2324, Shawwal |
| 2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2627, Shawwal | 2728, Shawwal | 2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2930Birth 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
2 Nov
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 2 November 2103
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
8 Nov
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 8 November 2103
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
9 Nov
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 9 November 2103
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
11 Nov
12
13 Nov
14
15 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 15 November 2103
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
25 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 25 November 2103
Sunday 25 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 26 November)
25
26 Nov
28
29 Nov
29
30 Nov
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.