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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jun 15Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 216, Shawwal | |||||
317, Shawwal | 418, Shawwal | 519, Shawwal | 620, Shawwal | 721Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 822Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 923, Shawwal |
| 1024Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1125, Shawwal | 1226Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1327, Shawwal | 1428Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1529, Shawwal | 1630, Shawwal |
17Jul 1, Shawwal | 182, Shawwal | 193, Shawwal | 204, Shawwal | 215, Shawwal | 226, Shawwal | 237, Shawwal |
| 248Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 259Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2610, Shawwal | 2711, Shawwal | 2812Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2913Birth 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 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a)8 Rabi al-Thani · Sun, 20 Sept · 8 Rabi al-Thani reckoningin 5 days
- Wiladat of Imam al-Sajjad (a)15 Jumada al-Ula · Tue, 27 Oct · 15 Jumada al-Ula reckoningin 42 days
- Ayyam-e-Fatimiyya1 Jumada al-Thani · Wed, 11 Novin 57 days
1
15 June
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 15 June 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
21 June
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 21 June 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
22 June
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 22 June 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
24 June
12
26 June
14
28 June
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 28 June 2018
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
8 July
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 8 July 2018
Sunday 8 July evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 9 July)
25
9 July
28
12 July
29
13 July
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.