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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aug 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 218, Shawwal | 319, Shawwal | 420, Shawwal | 521, Shawwal | 622, Shawwal | 723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 925, Shawwal | 1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1127, Shawwal | 1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1329, Shawwal | 1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1531, Shawwal | 16Sep 1, Shawwal | 172, Shawwal | 183, Shawwal | 194, Shawwal | 205, Shawwal | 216, Shawwal |
227, Shawwal | 238, Shawwal | 249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2611, Shawwal | 2712, Shawwal | 2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 2914Birth 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
17 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 17 August 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
23 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 23 August 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
24 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 24 August 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
26 Aug
12
28 Aug
14
30 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 30 August 2110
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
9 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 9 September 2110
Tuesday 9 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 10 September)
25
10 Sept
28
13 Sept
29
14 Sept
Today
8 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH
Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)
Acts & duas for this day →Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)
Acts & duas for this day →
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septin 3 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 36 days
- 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.