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 16Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 217, Shawwal | 318, Shawwal | 419, Shawwal | 520, Shawwal | ||
621, Shawwal | 722Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 823Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 924, Shawwal | 1025Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1126, Shawwal | 1227Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal |
1328, Shawwal | 1429Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1530, Shawwal | 16May 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
16 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Tuesday 16 April 1991
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
22 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Monday 22 April 1991
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
23 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Tuesday 23 April 1991
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
25 Apr
12
27 Apr
14
29 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Monday 29 April 1991
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
9 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Thursday 9 May 1991
Thursday 9 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Friday 10 May)
25
10 May
28
13 May
29
14 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.