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 10Eid al-Fitr, Shawwal | 211, Shawwal | 312, Shawwal | 413, Shawwal | |||
514, Shawwal | 615, Shawwal | 716Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza, Shawwal | 817Yawm al-Hadm, Shawwal | 918, Shawwal | 1019Battle of Hunayn, Shawwal | 1120, Shawwal |
| 1221Death of Ayatollah Burujirdi, Shawwal | 1322, Shawwal | 1423Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Shawwal | 1524, Shawwal | 1625, Shawwal | 1726, Shawwal | 1827, Shawwal |
1928, Shawwal | 2029, Shawwal | 2130, Shawwal | 22May 1, Shawwal | 232, Shawwal | 243Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal | 254Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a), Shawwal |
265, Shawwal | 276, Shawwal | 287Demise of Imam Khomeini, Shawwal | 298Birth 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
10 Apr
Celebration
Eid al-Fitr
Wednesday 10 April 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Local sighting (Moonsighting Australia)
- Iraqi: Sistani's office announcement
7
16 Apr
Mourning
Battle of Uhud and the death of Hamza
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: duas.org prints 7 or 15
8
17 Apr
Mourning
Yawm al-Hadm
Demolition of Jannat al-Baqi'
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: Year 1345 AH (duas.org); called Yaum-e-Gham or Youm-e-Inhedam
10
19 Apr
12
21 Apr
14
23 Apr
Mourning
Death of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani
Tuesday 23 April 2024
Observed on different dates by different communities
- Indo-Pak: 14 Shawwal (duas.org)
25•
eve
3 May
Mourning
Eve of the Shahadat of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (a)
Friday 3 May 2024
Friday 3 May evening, after Maghrib (the eve of Saturday 4 May)
25
4 May
28
7 May
29
8 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.