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 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
211, Shawwal | 312, Shawwal | 413, Shawwal | 514, Shawwal | 615, Shawwal | 716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
918, Shawwal | 1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1120, Shawwal | 1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1322, Shawwal | 1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1524, Shawwal |
1625, Shawwal | 1726, Shawwal | 1827, Shawwal | 1928, Shawwal | 2029, Shawwal | 2130, Shawwal | 2231, Shawwal |
23Nov 1, Shawwal | 242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 264, Shawwal | 275, Shawwal | 286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 297Birth 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
10 Oct
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 10 October 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
16 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 16 October 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
17 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 17 October 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
19 Oct
12
21 Oct
14
23 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 23 October 2105
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
2 Nov
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 2 November 2105
Monday 2 November evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 3 November)
25
3 Nov
28
6 Nov
29
7 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.