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 26Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 227, Shawwal | 328, Shawwal | ||||
429, Shawwal | 530, Shawwal | 6May 1, Shawwal | 72Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 83Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 94, Shawwal | 105Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
116, Shawwal | 127Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 138, Shawwal | 149Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1510, Shawwal | 1611, Shawwal | 1712, Shawwal |
1813, Shawwal | 1914, Shawwal | 2015, Shawwal | 2116, Shawwal | 2217, Shawwal | 2318, Shawwal | 2419Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 2520Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2621, Shawwal | 2722, Shawwal | 2823Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2924Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3025Eve of the Wiladat of Sayyida Fatima al-Masuma (a), Shawwal |
- 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
26 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 26 April 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
2 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 2 May 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
3 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 3 May 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
5 May
12
7 May
14
9 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 9 May 1990
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
19 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 19 May 1990
Saturday 19 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 20 May)
25
20 May
28
23 May
29
24 May
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.