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 17Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 218, Shawwal | 319, Shawwal | 420, Shawwal | 521, Shawwal | ||
622, Shawwal | 723Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 824Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 925, Shawwal | 1026Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1127, Shawwal | 1228Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1329, Shawwal | 1430Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1531, Shawwal | 16Jun 1, Shawwal | 172, Shawwal | 183, Shawwal | 194, Shawwal |
205, Shawwal | 216, Shawwal | 227, Shawwal | 238, Shawwal | 249Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2510Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2611, Shawwal |
2712, Shawwal | 2813Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2914Birth 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
Coming up
- Shahadat of Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 40-day reportin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 4 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 41 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 56 days
1
17 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 17 May 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
23 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 23 May 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
24 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 24 May 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
26 May
12
28 May
14
30 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 30 May 1988
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
9 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 9 June 1988
Thursday 9 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 June)
25
10 June
28
13 June
29
14 June
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.