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 23Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 224, Shawwal | 325, Shawwal | 426, Shawwal | 527, Shawwal | 628, Shawwal | |
| 729Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 830Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 931, Shawwal | 10Jun 1Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 112, Shawwal | 123Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 134, Shawwal |
| 145Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 156, Shawwal | 167, Shawwal | 178, Shawwal | 189, Shawwal | 1910, Shawwal | 2011, Shawwal |
2112, Shawwal | 2213, Shawwal | 2314, Shawwal | 2415Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2516Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2617, Shawwal | 2718, Shawwal |
| 2819Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2920Birth 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
23 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 23 May 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
29 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 29 May 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
30 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 30 May 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
1 June
12
3 June
14
5 June
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 5 June 1955
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
15 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 15 June 1955
Wednesday 15 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 16 June)
25
16 June
28
19 June
29
20 June
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.