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 2Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 23, Shawwal | 34, Shawwal | 45, Shawwal | 56, Shawwal | 67, Shawwal | |
| 78Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 89Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 910, Shawwal | 1011Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1112, Shawwal | 1213Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1314, Shawwal |
| 1415Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1516, Shawwal | 1617, Shawwal | 1718, Shawwal | 1819, Shawwal | 1920, Shawwal | 2021, Shawwal |
2122, Shawwal | 2223, Shawwal | 2324, Shawwal | 2425Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2526Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2627, Shawwal | 2728, Shawwal |
| 2829Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2930Birth 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
2 May
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Monday 2 May 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
8 May
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Sunday 8 May 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
9 May
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Monday 9 May 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
11 May
12
13 May
14
15 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Sunday 15 May 2022
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
25 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Wednesday 25 May 2022
Wednesday 25 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Thursday 26 May)
25
26 May
28
29 May
29
30 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.