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 13Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal | 315, Shawwal | 416, Shawwal | 517, Shawwal | ||
618, Shawwal | 719Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 820Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 921, Shawwal | 1022Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1123, Shawwal | 1224Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1325, Shawwal | 1426Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1527, Shawwal | 1628, Shawwal | 1729, Shawwal | 1830, Shawwal | 1931, Shawwal |
20Sep 1, Shawwal | 212, Shawwal | 223, Shawwal | 234, Shawwal | 245Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 256Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 267, Shawwal |
278, Shawwal | 289Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2910Birth 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
13 Aug
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 13 August 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
19 Aug
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 19 August 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
20 Aug
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 20 August 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
22 Aug
12
24 Aug
14
26 Aug
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 26 August 2143
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
5 Sept
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 5 September 2143
Thursday 5 September evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 6 September)
25
6 Sept
28
9 Sept
29
10 Sept
Coming up
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)10 Rabi al-Thani · Tue, 22 Septtomorrow
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 34 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 36 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 51 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.