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 9Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 210, Shawwal | 311, Shawwal | ||||
412, Shawwal | 513, Shawwal | 614, Shawwal | 715Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 816Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 917, Shawwal | 1018Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1119, Shawwal | 1220Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1321, Shawwal | 1422Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1523, Shawwal | 1624, Shawwal | 1725, Shawwal |
1826, Shawwal | 1927, Shawwal | 2028, Shawwal | 2129, Shawwal | 2230, Shawwal | 23May 1, Shawwal | 242Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 253Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 264, Shawwal | 275, Shawwal | 286Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 297Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 308Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- Mourning
- Celebration
- Worship
- Commemoration
- Mixed
- Hollow: in the calendar, nothing held
1
9 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 9 April 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
15 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 15 April 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
16 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 16 April 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
18 Apr
12
20 Apr
14
22 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 22 April 1959
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
2 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 2 May 1959
Saturday 2 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 3 May)
25
3 May
28
6 May
29
7 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.