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 3Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 24, Shawwal | 35, Shawwal | 46, Shawwal | 57, Shawwal | 68, Shawwal | 79Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal |
| 810Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 911, Shawwal | 1012Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1113, Shawwal | 1214Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1315, Shawwal | 1416Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal |
1517, Shawwal | 1618, Shawwal | 1719, Shawwal | 1820, Shawwal | 1921, Shawwal | 2022, Shawwal | 2123, Shawwal |
2224, Shawwal | 2325, Shawwal | 2426Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2527Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2628, Shawwal | 2729, Shawwal | 2830Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal |
| 29May 1Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 302Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
3 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Sunday 3 April 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
9 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Saturday 9 April 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
10 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Sunday 10 April 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
12 Apr
12
14 Apr
14
16 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Saturday 16 April 1927
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
26 Apr
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Tuesday 26 April 1927
Tuesday 26 April evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Wednesday 27 April)
25
27 Apr
28
30 Apr
29
1 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.