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 21Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 222, Shawwal | |||||
323, Shawwal | 424, Shawwal | 525, Shawwal | 626, Shawwal | 727Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 828Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 929, Shawwal |
| 1030Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 11May 1, Shawwal | 122Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 133, Shawwal | 144Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 155, Shawwal | 166, Shawwal |
177, Shawwal | 188, Shawwal | 199, Shawwal | 2010, Shawwal | 2111, Shawwal | 2212, Shawwal | 2313, Shawwal |
| 2414Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2515Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 2616, Shawwal | 2717, Shawwal | 2818Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 2919Birth of Abu Talib (a), Shawwal | 3020Eve 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 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
21 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Friday 21 April 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
27 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Thursday 27 April 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
28 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Friday 28 April 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
30 Apr
12
2 May
14
4 May
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Thursday 4 May 2023
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
14 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Sunday 14 May 2023
Sunday 14 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Monday 15 May)
25
15 May
28
18 May
29
19 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.