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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Apr 14Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 215, Shawwal | 316, Shawwal | 417, Shawwal | |||
518, Shawwal | 619, Shawwal | 720Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 821Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 922, Shawwal | 1023Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1124, Shawwal |
| 1225Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1326, Shawwal | 1427Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1528, Shawwal | 1629, Shawwal | 1730, Shawwal | 18May 1, Shawwal |
192, Shawwal | 203, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal | 225, Shawwal | 236, Shawwal | 247Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 258Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
269, Shawwal | 2710, Shawwal | 2811Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2912Birth 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
14 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 14 April 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
20 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 20 April 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
21 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 21 April 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
23 Apr
12
25 Apr
14
27 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 27 April 1926
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
7 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 7 May 1926
Friday 7 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 8 May)
25
8 May
28
11 May
29
12 May
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.