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 13Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 214, Shawwal | 315, Shawwal | ||||
416, Shawwal | 517, Shawwal | 618, Shawwal | 719Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 820Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 921, Shawwal | 1022Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal |
1123, Shawwal | 1224Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1325, Shawwal | 1426Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1527, Shawwal | 1628, Shawwal | 1729, Shawwal |
1830, Shawwal | 1931, Shawwal | 20Jun 1, Shawwal | 212, Shawwal | 223, Shawwal | 234, Shawwal | 245Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
| 256Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 267, Shawwal | 278, Shawwal | 289Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2910Birth 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
13 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Thursday 13 May 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
19 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
20 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Thursday 20 May 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
22 May
12
24 May
14
26 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Wednesday 26 May 2021
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
5 June
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Saturday 5 June 2021
Saturday 5 June evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Sunday 6 June)
25
6 June
28
9 June
29
10 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.