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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 24Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 225, Shawwal | 326, Shawwal | 427, Shawwal | 528, Shawwal | ||
629, Shawwal | 730Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 8Jul 1Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 92, Shawwal | 103Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 114, Shawwal | 125Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
136, Shawwal | 147Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 158, Shawwal | 169, Shawwal | 1710, Shawwal | 1811, Shawwal | 1912, Shawwal |
2013, Shawwal | 2114, Shawwal | 2215, Shawwal | 2316, Shawwal | 2417Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2518Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2619, Shawwal |
2720, Shawwal | 2821Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2922Birth 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
24 June
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 24 June 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
30 June
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 30 June 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
1 July
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 1 July 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
3 July
12
5 July
14
7 July
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 7 July 1952
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
17 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 17 July 1952
Thursday 17 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 18 July)
25
18 July
28
21 July
29
22 July
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reporttomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningtomorrow
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 38 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 53 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.