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.
22 observances this month, mostly mourning
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
22 May
1
22 May
Mourning
Martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqil
Sunday 22 May 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Runs a different night order
2
23 May
3
24 May
4
25 May
5
26 May
6
27 May
Mourning
Habib b. Muzahir appeals to Banu Asad; first siege of the Euphrates
Friday 27 May 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Water blockade dated to the 7th
7
28 May
8
29 May
9
30 May
10
31 May
10•
eve
30 May
Mourning
Shab-e-Ashura
Monday 30 May 1898
Monday 30 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 31 May)
11
1 June
Mourning
Departure of the captives toward Kufa; burial by Banu Asad
Wednesday 1 June 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
11•
eve
31 May
Mourning
Sham-e-Ghariban
Tuesday 31 May 1898
Tuesday 31 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 1 June)
12
2 June
Mourning
Burial of the martyrs; entrance of the captives into Kufa
Thursday 2 June 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Iraqi: Burial reported on the 11th
- Indo-Pak: Burial reported on the 12th
12
2 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a) -- minority report
Thursday 2 June 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
13
3 June
20
10 June
Mourning
Wafat of Sayyida Sakina bt. al-Husayn (a)
Friday 10 June 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 20 Muharram (SABA calendar convention)
21
11 June
25
15 June
Mourning
Shahadat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)
Wednesday 15 June 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 25 Muharram
26
16 June
Mourning
Death of Ali al-Khayr (Ali b. al-Hasan al-Muthallath)
Thursday 16 June 1898
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Ali al-Khayr, 146 AH (duas.org)
28
18 June
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.