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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1May 5Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 26, Shawwal | 37, Shawwal | 48, Shawwal | 59, Shawwal | 610, Shawwal | |
| 711Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 812Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 913, Shawwal | 1014Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1115, Shawwal | 1216Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1317, Shawwal |
| 1418Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1519, Shawwal | 1620, Shawwal | 1721, Shawwal | 1822, Shawwal | 1923, Shawwal | 2024, Shawwal |
2125, Shawwal | 2226, Shawwal | 2327, Shawwal | 2428Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2529Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2630, Shawwal | 2731, Shawwal |
| 28Jun 1Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 292Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 303Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
5 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 5 May 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
11 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 11 May 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
12 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 12 May 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
14 May
12
16 May
14
18 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 18 May 1924
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
28 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 28 May 1924
Wednesday 28 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 29 May)
25
29 May
28
1 June
29
2 June
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 2 days
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)13 Jumada al-Ula · Sun, 25 Oct · 75-day reportin 35 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 37 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 52 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.