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 6Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 27, Shawwal | 38, Shawwal | ||||
49, Shawwal | 510, Shawwal | 611, Shawwal | 712Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 813Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 914, Shawwal | 1015Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1116, Shawwal | 1217Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1318, Shawwal | 1419Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1520, Shawwal | 1621, Shawwal | 1722, Shawwal |
1823, Shawwal | 1924, Shawwal | 2025, Shawwal | 2126, Shawwal | 2227, Shawwal | 2328, Shawwal | 2429Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2530Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2631, Shawwal | 27Sep 1, Shawwal | 282Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 293Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 304Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
6 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 6 August 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
12 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 12 August 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
13 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 13 August 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
15 Aug
12
17 Aug
14
19 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 19 August 2111
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
29 Aug
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 29 August 2111
Saturday 29 August evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 30 August)
25
30 Aug
28
2 Sept
29
3 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.