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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sep 29Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 230, Shawwal | 3Oct 1, Shawwal | 42, Shawwal | |||
53, Shawwal | 64, Shawwal | 75Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 86Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 97, Shawwal | 108Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 119, Shawwal |
| 1210Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1311, Shawwal | 1412Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1513, Shawwal | 1614, Shawwal | 1715, Shawwal | 1816, Shawwal |
1917, Shawwal | 2018, Shawwal | 2119, Shawwal | 2220, Shawwal | 2321, Shawwal | 2422Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2523Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2624, Shawwal | 2725, Shawwal | 2826Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2927Birth 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
29 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 29 September 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
5 Oct
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 5 October 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
6 Oct
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 6 October 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
8 Oct
12
10 Oct
14
12 Oct
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 12 October 2106
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
22 Oct
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 22 October 2106
Friday 22 October evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 23 October)
25
23 Oct
28
26 Oct
29
27 Oct
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.