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 12Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | ||||||
213, Shawwal | 314, Shawwal | 415, Shawwal | 516, Shawwal | 617, Shawwal | 718Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 819Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal |
920, Shawwal | 1021Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1122, Shawwal | 1223Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1324, Shawwal | 1425Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1526, Shawwal |
1627, Shawwal | 1728, Shawwal | 1829, Shawwal | 1930, Shawwal | 2031, Shawwal | 21Jun 1, Shawwal | 222, Shawwal |
233, Shawwal | 244Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 255Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 266, Shawwal | 277, Shawwal | 288Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 299Birth 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
12 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Saturday 12 May 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
18 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Friday 18 May 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
19 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Saturday 19 May 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
21 May
12
23 May
14
25 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Friday 25 May 1956
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
4 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Monday 4 June 1956
Monday 4 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Tuesday 5 June)
25
5 June
28
8 June
29
9 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.