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 1Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 22, Shawwal | 33, Shawwal | 44, Shawwal | |||
55, Shawwal | 66, Shawwal | 77Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 88Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 99, Shawwal | 1010Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1111, Shawwal |
| 1212Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1313, Shawwal | 1414Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1515, Shawwal | 1616, Shawwal | 1717, Shawwal | 1818, Shawwal |
1919, Shawwal | 2020, Shawwal | 2121, Shawwal | 2222, Shawwal | 2323, Shawwal | 2424Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2525Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
2626, Shawwal | 2727, Shawwal | 2828Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2929Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3030Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
1 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 1 May 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
7 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 7 May 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
8 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 8 May 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
10 May
12
12 May
14
14 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 14 May 1957
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
24 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 24 May 1957
Friday 24 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 25 May)
25
25 May
28
28 May
29
29 May
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.