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 7Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 28, Shawwal | |||||
39, Shawwal | 410, Shawwal | 511, Shawwal | 612, Shawwal | 713Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 814Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 915, Shawwal |
| 1016Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1117, Shawwal | 1218Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1319, Shawwal | 1420Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1521, Shawwal | 1622, Shawwal |
1723, Shawwal | 1824, Shawwal | 1925, Shawwal | 2026, Shawwal | 2127, Shawwal | 2228, Shawwal | 2329, Shawwal |
| 2430Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 25Oct 1Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 262, Shawwal | 273, Shawwal | 284Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 295Birth 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
7 Sept
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 7 September 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
13 Sept
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 13 September 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
14 Sept
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 14 September 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
16 Sept
12
18 Sept
14
20 Sept
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 20 September 2108
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
30 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 30 September 2108
Sunday 30 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 1 October)
25
1 Oct
28
4 Oct
29
5 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.