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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oct 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 222, Shawwal | 323, Shawwal | 424, Shawwal | 525, Shawwal | ||
626, Shawwal | 727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 929, Shawwal | 1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1131, Shawwal | 12Nov 1Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
132, Shawwal | 143Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 154, Shawwal | 165, Shawwal | 176, Shawwal | 187, Shawwal | 198, Shawwal |
209, Shawwal | 2110, Shawwal | 2211, Shawwal | 2312, Shawwal | 2413Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2514Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2615, Shawwal |
2716, Shawwal | 2817Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2918Birth 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
21 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 21 October 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
27 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 27 October 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
28 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 28 October 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
30 Oct
12
1 Nov
14
3 Nov
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 3 November 2104
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
13 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 13 November 2104
Thursday 13 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 14 November)
25
14 Nov
28
17 Nov
29
18 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.